Overview
- The Congress approved Bill No. 11658 on June 23 to regularize internal boundary segments between Jorge Basadre, Candarave, Locumba and Ilabaya, and the text now awaits the president's autograph.
- Moquegua's governor Gilia Gutiérrez announced an indefinite regional strike beginning June 30 to force executive intervention and to press for negotiated delimitation of the contested area.
- Tacna governor Luis Torres Robledo rejects claims the bill takes Moquegua land and says the change responds to a 37–38 year community request by five villages to move from Candarave to Ilabaya for better services.
- Local reports of Tacna regional government vehicles in Quebrada Honda allegedly moving fence materials escalated local tensions and led Moquegua officials to mobilize mayors to seek talks in Congress.
- The immediate decision rests with President José Balcázar because signing or observing the law will determine whether the dispute is resolved by dialogue or risks broader social conflict tied to future mining canon from the nearby Toquepala area.