Overview
- The Congressional Transport Committee approved a draft to extend Law 31096 on taxis colectivos to December 24, 2031, moving the measure to a plenary vote.
- The proposal preserves the temporary regime for small passenger vehicles in classes M1 and M2 outside Lima and Callao, which backers say helps connect routes with few formal buses.
- The Transport Ministry said it only supported the prior extension to 2027 and that further changes are up to Congress, and the regime still faces a 2021 constitutional challenge filed by the Executive.
- Road-safety groups warned that many colectivos lack GPS, skip technical inspections, ignore assigned routes and speed limits, and that looser oversight could raise crash risks.
- Advocacy groups also alleged election-season motives and said many operators avoid paying taxes, while urging lawmakers to vote down the bill.