Ecuador faced criticism from the United Nations and across Latin America after its security forces stormed the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest graft-accused former vice president Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum there.

Special forces equipped with a battering ram surrounded the embassy, and at least one agent scaled the walls, in an almost unheard-of raid on diplomatic premises that are considered inviolable sovereign territory.

Mexicans rally on Saturday after Ecuadorian security forces stormed their country's embassy in Quito to arrest former vice president Jorge Glas, who was taking refuge there.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was alarmed by the raid, and urged both sides to show moderation in resolving the dispute.

Similarly, President Andres Lopez Obrador wrote on X that the incident was  a flagrant violation of international law and the sovereignty of Mexico.

Lopez Obrador said authorities forcibly entered the building to arrest Glas, who was wanted on corruption charges and had been at the embassy since December before being granted asylum on Friday.

He said he would file a complaint against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice.