Overview
- Lawmakers voted 60–36 with 8 abstentions to extend the mining formalization registry to December 31, 2026, or until a new small‑scale mining law takes effect, and separately rejected proposals to readmit roughly 50,000 excluded registrants.
- President José Jerí called the outcome a compromise and said the Executive is preliminarily satisfied with a shorter extension that maintains exclusions.
- Under congressional rules, a second vote is required within seven days, though with the plenary adjourned the measure can be taken up by the Permanent Commission.
- Roadblocks by informal miners on the Panamericana Sur in Arequipa were lifted after the vote, with traffic normalized and police and the regional emergency center maintaining oversight.
- Election institutions flagged strain as the JNE reported a budget gap of over 50% for 2026 elections and plans to seek extra funds in January, while regional governors urged a preventive electoral security plan and IPYS pressed for an immediate probe into an alleged plot against journalist Karla Ramírez.