The new mining fever places Latin America back at the center of the global dispute, deepening extractivism, dependency, and territorial conflict under the language of the energy transition and development.
Illegal mining bursts onto the scene in Peru's 2026 elections as a political force capable of influencing candidates, laws, and parties in a country where gold carries as much weight as votes.
Illegal mining, transformed into a parallel economic and political power, advances in Peru by means of money, violence, and influence, threatening to decide the 2026 presidential elections from the shadows.
