# Ecuador's Comptroller finds $787,000 loss in Quito Emaseo garbage truck purchase

Ecuador's Comptroller found a $787,000 loss in Quito's Emaseo garbage truck purchase.

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Ecuador's General Comptroller's Office (Contraloría General del Estado) determined a US$787,000 economic loss in the purchase of six garbage trucks by Emaseo, Quito's municipal waste company, according to a report presented on 2026-08-31. [^1]

Emaseo accepted the six trucks despite their failing 13 of 52 technical specifications, including a cargo capacity of only 3.1-3.2 tonnes versus the required 3.5 tonnes, braking efficiency of 50-55% versus the 65% minimum, and engine power deficits of 10-34% versus the specified 210 horsepower. [^2]

The Contraloría General del Estado approved a special audit report in July 2026 stating that the purchase of six waste trucks by the Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Aseo (Emaseo) from Induacero in 2024 caused a damage of approximately USD 787,000 to the Municipality of Quito. [^3]

A US$107,000 commission, equal to 2% of the operation, was paid to PNUD as part of the process, a cost that the Contraloría identified as part of the economic loss. [^4]

Quito city councilman Andrés Campaña presented the Contraloría's special examination report on 2026-08-31, stating that the audit began in August 2025 when he found the six trucks, acquired months earlier, were not operational. [^5]

The remaining USD 680,000 of the damage is attributed to Emaseo technicians failing to verify or perform a technical-mechanical evaluation of the goods and their correct functioning prior to receipt or financing agreement. [^6]

Three trucks operated with a braking efficiency between 50% and 54%, despite the Technical Vehicle Review establishing that the minimum legal requirement must be 65%. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. Ecuador's General Comptroller's Office (Contraloría General del Estado) determined a US$787,000 economic loss in the purchase of six garbage trucks by Emaseo, Quito's municipal waste company, according to a report presented on 2026-08-31. (Diario Expreso, News)
2. Emaseo accepted the six trucks despite their failing 13 of 52 technical specifications, including a cargo capacity of only 3.1-3.2 tonnes versus the required 3.5 tonnes, braking efficiency of 50-55% versus the 65% minimum, and engine power deficits of 10-34% versus the specified 210 horsepower. (Diario Expreso, News)
3. The Contraloría General del Estado approved a special audit report in July 2026 stating that the purchase of six waste trucks by the Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Aseo (Emaseo) from Induacero in 2024 caused a damage of approximately USD 787,000 to the Municipality of Quito. (Primicias, News)
4. A US$107,000 commission, equal to 2% of the operation, was paid to PNUD as part of the process, a cost that the Contraloría identified as part of the economic loss. (Diario Expreso, News)
5. Quito city councilman Andrés Campaña presented the Contraloría's special examination report on 2026-08-31, stating that the audit began in August 2025 when he found the six trucks, acquired months earlier, were not operational. (Diario Expreso, News)
6. The remaining USD 680,000 of the damage is attributed to Emaseo technicians failing to verify or perform a technical-mechanical evaluation of the goods and their correct functioning prior to receipt or financing agreement. (Primicias, News)
7. Three trucks operated with a braking efficiency between 50% and 54%, despite the Technical Vehicle Review establishing that the minimum legal requirement must be 65%. (Primicias, News)

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