Peru calls for new Las Bambas talks as police hint at eviction plan

FILE PHOTO: Members of the indigenous community of Huancuire attend a ritual for the union of peasant communities called "Saywa," near the Las Bambas copper mine, in Apurimac, Peru May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Angela Ponce

LIMA (Reuters) - Peru's government on Tuesday called for a new round of talks with protesting indigenous communities that have forced MMG Ltd's Las Bambas mine to suspend operations for over a month, as the police suggested that they were ready to intervene.

The government of Peru, the world's No. 2 copper producer, has repeatedly failed to negotiate an end to the standoff involving six neighboring communities to Las Bambas that say the mine has failed to honor commitments made to them.