The Powerful Minera He went to Congress of the Republic After confirming the murder of 13 workers of the R&R company, which had previously been kidnapped. The company raised its voice for the constant extensions of the Comprehensive Mining Formalization Registry (Reinfo), which, as experts warned, encourages informal and illegal mining.
“Repeat repeated reimmissions have served as a protective mantle so that informal/illegal miners continue to develop their activities unpunished as part of a process that has proven to be a total failure,” said the powerful mining company in a statement after the 13 lifeless bodies are found.
For the company, the murder of the employees of the company R&R “accounts for the inelucible advance of illegal mining”, which, to its consideration, has become the main illegal economy of the country.
“Faced with this destructive spiral, it is imperative that the government, private companies and civil society spoil efforts in order to face it and defeat it before it is too late,” he invoked.
In its pronouncement, the Powerful Minera It also points against the president’s government On Biguarteto which he calls again to “rethink his strategy to face crime and achieve the capture of criminals who have been operating in Pataz.”
To achieve that goal, says the company, the intelligence work of the national Police of Peru and work hand in hand with him Public Ministry and the Judicial Branch.
“However, it will not be possible to defeat crime if, despite our repeated orders, the Police still do not enter and interdict (sic) illegal mouths, where they are guided and from where the criminal gangs act; and whose location is fully identified and georeferenced,” reads the statement.
Powerful Minera It also addresses General Directorate of Mining Formalization of the Ministry of Energy and Mines. This address, according to the company, has not considered the exclusion orders they presented to withdraw informal and illegal miners from the concessions.
In December 2024, Congress and the Government agreed to extend the period of 6 months, despite the warning that this mechanism would allow illegal and informal miners would continue to operate. The extension was formalized with the law 32213which includes a provision that allows an additional expansion of 6 months by Supreme Decree issued by the Executive.
The Reinfo, created in 2012 as part of an effort to regularize informal mining in Peru, has been subject to intense criticism due to its alleged contribution to the illegal gold laundering. According to an investigation published by Public Eye, between 2021 and 2023, more than 5,800 people and companies registered in this registry did not comply with the obligation to present semiannual reports on their gold production, which has questioned the effectiveness of the inspection system. In this context, Congress approved new extension of the reinfill, although this measure has been rejected by environmental attorneys and prosecutors.
The reim was initially designed as a temporary mechanism to order the informal mining activity, with an exceptional period of 24 months. However, since its implementation, it has been extended on at least four occasions by Congress and the Executive, which has generated a system that, according to critics, is not only ineffective, but also allows those registered in the registry to be exempt from criminal responsibility for the crime of illegal mining. This situation has caused a national debate on the impact of the reimfus on the fight against illegal mining and the protection of the environment.
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