Overview
- The substitute text would keep the formalization process in force until December 31, 2027 or until a new MAPE law takes effect, whichever occurs first.
- It halts exclusion proceedings and authorizes exceptional reinstatement of those removed under Supreme Decree 012‑2025‑EM, impacting more than 50,000 records.
- Commission leaders set a Friday debate on the draft as parties reshuffled seats, including the removal of Jorge Morante and the entry of José Arriola.
- MINEM supports a transitional extension with simpler procedures, MINAM and the National Water Authority warn of environmental harm, and SNMPE urges the government to block any further extension.
- Backers cite meager results this year—reportedly 65 miners formalized—while specialists caution that reinstatement could be unconstitutional and a cover for illegal gold flows that polling shows most Peruvians reject.