Gustavo Mata
Gustavo Mata is a former Minister of Security in Costa Rica, known for his expertise in national security and public safety. He has commented on the dangers posed by fragmentation grenades, highlighting their destructive potential in both open and enclosed spaces. His insights have been crucial in understanding the implications of recent violent incidents involving explosives in urban areas.
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Gustavo Mata, exministro de Seguridad, clarified that the TSE assumes command over electoral security decisions.
Así funciona el modelo único en Costa Rica donde el TSE dirige a la policía en elecciones
Costa Rica· 2025-10-01
Gustavo Mata, exministro de Seguridad, recalcó que el retiro de cuerpos policiales facilitó el tránsito de estupefacientes por el territorio nacional.
Costa Rica en lista de Estados Unidos sobre narcotráfico: exministro afirma que se abrieron las puertas para el trasiegoCosta Rica· 2025-09-17
Gustavo Mata, the former Minister of Security, criticized the president's remarks as disrespectful to the families of collateral victims.
Editorial: Cuando el presidente intenta tapar el sol con un dedoCosta Rica· 2025-08-23
Gustavo Mata considers Chaves' words disrespectful to families affected by violence.
Critican a Rodrigo Chaves por decir que la inseguridad no es tan grave. ‘Es un fracaso y trata de engañar’, dicen expertosCosta Rica· 2025-08-22
Gustavo Mata, the former minister of security, criticized the current government's approach to policing.
El drama oculto del OIJ: Cómo la crisis de inseguridad agota las fuerzas físicas y mentales de los oficialesCosta Rica· 2025-08-17
Gustavo Mata, a former Minister of Security, referred to previous attacks against Nicaraguan dissidents in Costa Rica.
Este sí es un asunto de soberanía y protección del territorio que corresponde a la DISCosta Rica· 2025-06-22
Gustavo Mata is a former Minister of Security who provided insights into the structure of a criminal group.
Comienza juicio contra hombres que intentaron matar a hermano de Shock vestidos con uniformes del OIJCosta Rica· 2025-05-14
Gustavo Mata, the former Minister of Security, believes that Costa Rica needed many of the projects approved in Congress to adjust its penal system.
Diputados se enfocaron en elevar penas de cárcel y reducir beneficios carcelarios en el 2024Costa Rica· 2025-03-31
Gustavo Mata was the deputy head of criminal investigations at the OIJ and later became the Minister of Security.
20 años de la toma de rehenes en Monteverde, un asalto que marcó a Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-03-08
Gustavo Mata explained that fragmentation grenades possess a high destructive power.
Susto en La Milpa: hombre activa granada en HerediaCosta Rica· 2025-03-07