SAO PAULO, Jan 25 (Reuters) – Brazil will take over Mexico’s diplomatic interests in Peru, Brasilia said on Sunday, months after the Andean nation severed ties with Mexico over asylum issues for its former prime minister.
Lima severed ties with the Mexican government in early November after former Peruvian Prime Minister Betsy Chavez was granted asylum by the Mexican embassy in the country.
Chavez, Peru’s last prime minister under ousted and now-jailed former President Pedro Castillo, faces conspiracy charges related to Castillo’s 2022 attempt to dissolve Congress. Chavez has denied the accusations.
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Brazil’s foreign ministry said in a statement that it accepted the representation at the request of the Mexican government and with the approval of Lima.
Brazil said the representation includes custody of the Mexican embassy premises in Peru, including the residence of the embassy head and its assets and archives.
(Reporting by Andrea Romani in Sao Paulo; Editing by Nick Ziminski)
