Peru mining policy expected to loosen under prospective Keiko Fujimori presidency

An editorial published on 25 June 2026 anticipates that if Keiko Fujimori assumes the Peruvian presidency after the second round of elections, her government is likely to orient mining policy toward the demands of the Sociedad Nacional de Minería, Petróleo y Energía. The analysis predicts a return to the deregulation style of the 1990s, with reduced environmental and social standards, streamlined permitting (“tramitología”), and little change to the mining tax regime.

The piece warns that such a shift could heighten social tensions in mining regions and leave the country without increased fiscal returns from its mineral wealth, despite high global commodity prices. International institutions such as the IMF, World Bank and OECD are cited as indicating room for higher mining taxes without harming competitiveness, a step the editorial says is unlikely under a Fujimori administration.