Overview
- Peru’s Comptroller General reported presumed criminal and administrative responsibility for eight Piura municipal officials for authorizing public-transport routes on corridors previously declared saturated that required competitive tenders.
- A 2019 ordinance designated Av. Cáceres, Av. Sánchez Cerro–Guardia Civil, Av. Grau, and Av. Don Bosco as saturated, yet in 2024–2025 the city authorized diametral routes RD 05, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, and 19 along those axes.
- The audit found 13 diametral routes were approved without operators proving technical, legal, or operational compliance, citing issues such as incomplete fleets, lack of licensed terminals, and missing driver training.
- The report recommends that the anti-corruption procuraduría initiate criminal actions and that the municipality begin disciplinary proceedings, and it flags internal-control failures including improper storage of official records.
- After the findings were publicized, concessionaires urged the municipality to remove authorized segments from saturated avenues, while a mayor’s adviser argued the approvals addressed urgent service needs.