Mexico’s warning landed like a thunderclap—echoing far beyond Mexico City and into the capitals of South America. In an unusually sharp and public rebuke, President Claudia Sheinbaum openly accused the United States of violating international law after a surprise military operation in Venezuela led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. She framed the action not as a narrow tactical dispute, but as a dangerous breach of sovereignty with implications for the entire region, invoking foundational legal principles such as Article 2(4) of the UN Charter and Mexico’s own long‑standing non‑intervention policy. Continue reading…