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Boluarte Visits Santa Rosa to Assert Peru’s Sovereignty Over Disputed Amazon Island

Her visit follows a court order keeping two Colombian workers under preliminary detention for allegedly undermining Peru’s territorial integrity.

Overview

  • Judge César Vela ordered seven days of preliminary detention for topographer Carlos Sánchez and transport worker John Amia as the Fiscalía probes charges of atentado contra la soberanía nacional
  • Peruvian police arrested three Colombians on Tuesday for conducting unauthorized georeferencing measurements on Santa Rosa, releasing one and holding the other two
  • The Colombian Transport Ministry says the detained workers were carrying out hydrographic studies for a Leticia dock expansion, and President Gustavo Petro denounced their arrest as a “secuestro”
  • During her first visit to the island since taking office, President Dina Boluarte sang the national anthem with locals and granted property titles to residents to bolster Peru’s state presence
  • Both governments have signaled further legal and diplomatic steps with a Comisión Mixta Permanente meeting set for September and Colombia warning of possible international litigation if talks fail