Ley MAPE sin salida: 22 millones de hectáreas ocupadas y modelo defendido por MINEM dejan fuera del mapa a mineros del REINFO

The executive branch of the Peruvian government has submitted a new bill to Congress regarding Small-Scale and Artisanal Mining, known as the MAPE Law, aimed at closing the Registry of Formalization and restructuring the regularization process for miners.

However, the legislative proposal has drawn critical attention for failing to address core logistical challenges facing the sector. Analysts and critics note that the initiative leaves critical questions unanswered regarding spatial planning, specifically concerning 22 million hectares currently occupied and a structural model defended by the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) that effectively excludes workers enrolled in the REINFO framework from the formal map.