Overview

• President Gustavo Petro refused to acknowledge Peru’s jurisdiction over Santa Rosa and warned he may pursue an international legal claim if the dispute is not settled.
• Peru’s prime minister Eduardo Arana announced a formal diplomatic protest over a Colombian A-29 Super Tucano overflight around the island.
• Colombia cites free-navigation rights under the 1934 Rio de Janeiro Protocol to oppose Peruvian vessel registration, while Peru invokes a 1922 binational demarcation to assert century-old sovereignty.
• Both governments agreed to reconvene the Comisión Mixta Permanente in Lima on September 11–12 to seek a negotiated solution.
• The island’s roughly 3,000 inhabitants rely on Colombian and Brazilian border towns for healthcare and education due to minimal Peruvian state services.