Correos del Ecuador will pay a municipal fine of 23,500 dollars in Guayaquil

The Public Company Correos del Ecuador CDE E.P. in Liquidation will pay the outstanding balance of the USD 23,500 fine imposed by the Municipal Resolutory Commissariat of the Municipal Decentralized Autonomous Government of Guayaquil. This is mandated by Resolution No. CDE-EP-LQ-2026-014-R, signed on May 8, 2026, in Quito and published in the Official Registry, Supplement No. 399, of Wednesday, October 28, 2026, in the official documents section (p. 34). The payment is ordered without constituting acceptance of the sanction, and the entity announces that it will pursue judicial action.

The origin of the municipal sanction

The fine arises from Resolution No. CMR-GADM-G-2025-425, dated September 3, 2025, issued by the multi-competent resolutory commissioner José Mario Valencia Cetre, who declared the public company responsible for contravening Art. 104.1, literal a), of the General Building Ordinance. The infraction is linked to the property owned by the entity located in the Sauces VII neighborhood, urban parish of Tarqui, with cadastral code 90.1703-001-00-0. The amount is equivalent to 50 unified basic salaries.

Subsequently, Resolution No. DAG-AAA-2026-026, dated May 4, 2026, signed by Justyn Nathaly Canales Cevallos, delegate of the highest municipal administrative authority, ratified the sanction and ordered that the amount already paid by the administered entity be credited toward the total fine, with the obligation to cover the balance according to law.

Payment under protest and certified balance

The administrative framework of the decision includes report No. CDE-LIQ-PJ-2026-012, dated May 5, 2026, from the judicial procurator María Belén Cabrera, and memorandum No. CDE-EP-LIQ-AEMA-2026-037-M, dated May 7, from the liquidator Alexandra Muñoz. Both recommended paying under protest and reserving legal actions.

• Value of the imposed fine: USD 23,500 (50 unified basic salaries).
• Certified balance for payment: USD 23,101.84, according to the budget certification of May 8, 2026.
• Previous financial report: signed by Marco Cedeño, administrative financial coordinator; Erik Ávila, accountant, and Luis Simbaña, from Treasury.
• Act executing the payment: Resolution No. CDE-EP-LQ-2026-014-R, dated May 8, 2026.

Challenge before the District Tribunal

The second article of the resolution mandates that the Procuracy and the legal area of the entity challenge Resolution No. CMR-GADM-G-2025-425 and Resolution No. DAG-AAA-2026-026 before the District Tribunal of Administrative Litigation and other competent instances. The company expressly reserves the right to request the restitution of the amounts paid.

The text also states that the disbursement “does not constitute acceptance, recognition, or waiver” of legal actions, and instructs the Temporary Notary Elizabeth Sandoval M. to process its publication in the Official Registry for purposes of publicity and legal effectiveness.

A company in the process of extinction

Correos del Ecuador was declared extinct by Executive Decree No. 1056, dated May 19, 2020, and its liquidation period was extended until June 30, 2026, by Executive Decree 26, dated December 26, 2025, signed by President Daniel Noboa Azín. The liquidator Alexandra Estefanía Muñoz Amán was appointed by Resolution No. DIR-CDE.EP.L-06-2025, dated December 8, 2025, replacing Iván Aurelio Del Pozo Alzamora.

The resolution is also signed by Jaqueline Vargas Camacho as the acting director (E) of the entity, and was issued in exercise of the powers under Article 59 of the Organic Law of Public Companies.

The case shows how a public company in liquidation must honor local administrative sanctions before closing its records, even if it considers them illegal or disproportionate: pay first and litigate later. For the people of Guayaquil, the file confirms that fines from the Municipal Commissariat for violations of the General Building Ordinance are also executed against State entities in dissolution, and that the outcome of the challenge could open the door to a refund of public resources.

Source: Official Registry, Supplement No. 399, October 28, 2026, p. 34 (official reference: Resolution No. CDE-EP-LQ-2026-014-R).