Land rights disputes: Judicial rulings in Peru and dispossession claims in Venezuela

In Piura, Peru, a ruling by the Juzgado Civil Transitorio has lifted a precautionary measure affecting more than 47 hectares in the Castilla district. This decision ends a 30-year legal impasse, allowing hundreds of families across seven sectors—including Miraflores, Pueblo Libre, and several human settlements—to proceed with the formalization and titling of their homes. The next administrative steps involve registering the resolution with Public Registries and proceeding through Cofopri.

In Apure, Venezuela, more than 100 agricultural and livestock producing families have petitioned the Ministerio Público for urgent intervention. The producers allege systematic land dispossession, physical aggression, and violations of constitutional rights. They specifically cited irregularities following the removal of agrarian judge Antonio Franco Tovar and claimed that local judicial circuits and security forces have collaborated to facilitate arbitrary evictions and the seizure of private property in favor of privileged sectors.