Overview
- Unknown individuals hoisted a Bolivian flag before dawn at the Zepita embarcadero in Isani, a Peruvian community near Lake Titicaca.
- Police and Army units arrived the same day and took down the emblem, an action the Foreign Ministry called the exercise of national sovereignty.
- Photos and video shared by community leaders show a police officer, assisted by a soldier and a crane, untying and lowering the flag.
- Officials have not identified those responsible, and authorities have not reported investigative findings so far.
- The government stressed cross‑border cooperation with Bolivia as residents and local authorities renewed calls for sustained patrols after similar incidents last year.