SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s air force said Tuesday the plane has been transported Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva experienced a technical problem after leaving Mexico City and will return to the country’s capital so he can board another flight to return home.
The plane, an Airbus A319, flew over the Mexican capital on Tuesday afternoon, the Brazilian Air Force said in a statement.
The Brazilian Air Force added that “safety procedures for the problem” have been successfully implemented, but pilots must “wait for the necessary fuel consumption so that the aircraft returns to the same airport from which it took off.”
Lula previously attended the inauguration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.