The airplane transporting Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been circling in the air due to a technical issue it encountered after departing Mexico City, the Brazilian Air Force said in a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, APA reports citing Reuters.
The plane's pilots are waiting to consume fuel before landing in the same airport, according to the statement, which added that Lula is expected to use a different plane to return to Brazil.
Lula made an official visit Mexico to attend Claudia Sheinbaum's presidential inauguration on Tuesday.
Brazilian news outlet Metropoles said the plane carrying Lula was still in Mexico's airspace.
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