Is flag burning illegal in Peru?
Criminal offense
Desecration of the flag can lead to charges and potential jail time, though case was dropped.
Peru is one of 53 countries classified “Criminal offense” for flag desecration — 79% of the 67 with data. (Also searched as flag burning.)
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Flag desecration
- Last checked
- 7 July 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Venezuela
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is legally protected as a symbol of protest against government actions, despite official condemnation.
- Brazil
- Criminal offense Flag desecration is illegal in Brazil with imprisonment terms of 1-2 years.
- Curaçao
- Criminal offense It is illegal to intentionally damage the flag with penalties of up to two months in prison or a fine.
- Aruba
- Criminal offense Desecrating the Aruban flag is illegal with penalties of up to two months imprisonment or fine.
- Suriname
- Criminal offense Suriname law punishes intentional flag desecration with up to six months imprisonment.
- Jamaica
- Legal / protected speech Flag desecration is legal in Jamaica, with evidence of flag burning being accepted as part of protocol for torn flags.
Other laws in Peru
- Holocaust Denial
- No specific law
- Conversion Therapy
- Partial ban
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.