Brazil assumed Mexico's diplomatic representation in Peru two months after the Andean country broke off relations with the North American political nation, which granted asylum to former Prime Minister Betssy Chavez, sentenced to 11 years in prison for her participation in the failed coup attempt by former President Pedro Castillo (2021-2022).

“Having severed diplomatic relations with Mexico, this country has the right to request that another country handles its diplomatic affairs (not consular or economic),” sources from the Foreign Ministry informed the media on Saturday.

They added that after “all the necessary coordination with Peru, Brazil has taken charge.”

Local media outlets broadcast images of the change of flag, from the Mexican to the Brazilian flag, at the Mexican Embassy, ??located in the San Isidro financial district of the Peruvian capital.

In early November, the transitional government of Peru, led by the right-wing Jose Jeri, announced the severity of relations with Mexico after it granted political asylum to Chavez, who days after entering the embassy received an eleven-year and five-month prison sentence for his participation in Castillo's failed coup attempt in December 2022.

An act which the Peruvian Executive Branch defined as unfriendly and asserted that Chavez, who remains in the embassy awaiting safe passage to leave the country, was not a political refugee, but rather had committed a common crime.

Furthermore, the Peruvian Congress declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata for her “unacceptable interference in Peru's internal affairs.”

Brazil also assumed Venezuela's representation in Peru, as the two countries severed diplomatic relations after the Andean nation recognized opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as the president of the Caribbean country.