Renato Rivera
Renato Rivera is the director of the Ecuadorian Organised Crime Observatory (OECO), a non-profit organization focused on understanding and combating organized crime in Ecuador. With extensive knowledge of the impact of armed groups on local communities, Rivera emphasizes the need for a strong state presence to address the challenges posed by fragmented gangs and illegal activities, particularly in border regions where the state has historically been weak. His work highlights the intersection of crime, governance, and community safety in the context of Ecuador's security crisis.
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Renato Rivera is a security expert who suggests that the disappearance of bodies in Manabí may be linked to new criminal strategies.
“Yo no siento que mi hija esté muerta”: el enigma de las 86 personas que no aparecen en Manabí | Seguridad | Noticias
Ecuador· 2026-03-04
Renato Rivera, a senior analyst at the Global Initiative against Organized Crime in Ecuador, discussed the recruitment of minors around educational institutions.
Menores con armas: casos aumentan 66 % en Guayaquil y cantones vecinos | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-08-18
Renato Rivera is the director of the Observatorio Ecuatoriano del Crimen Organizado and commented on the leadership changes within Los Choneros.
Los Choneros, grupo criminal que pierde poder y se fragmenta con captura de ‘Fito’ y su posible extradición | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-06-29
Renato Rivera is one of the founders of Museo Vintage Itinerante del Perú.
Viaje al pasado: una calculadora mecánica del siglo XIX, proyector de los 50, el clásico betamax y más en un museo vintage | TECNOLOGIA
Peru· 2025-06-25
Renato Rivera detailed that since 2020 there has been a noticeable pattern of different crimes due to the fragmentation of criminal organizations.
Nueva Prosperina y barrios del norte de Guayaquil tienen más secuestros y extorsiones: ‘Varias organizaciones tratan de cooptar mercados rentables’ | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-06-21
Renato Rivera, coordinator of the Ecuadorian Observatory of Organized Crime, emphasizes the need for modern methods to combat extortion and kidnapping.
Más policías y presupuesto para la Unase que ahora será Dirección: ‘Debe adaptarse al nuevo contexto de las extorsiones en el país’, señalan expertos | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-06-20
Renato Rivera, coordinator of the Ecuadorian Observatory of Organized Crime, explained the use of the term 'mafia' in understanding criminal organizations.
‘Come-muertos’, ‘caleteros’ y ‘los llaveros’: así se organizarían las bandas criminales en las cárceles de Ecuador | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-06-07
Renato Rivera coordinates the Ecuadorian Observatory of Organized Crime and discusses the fragmentation of criminal groups in Ecuador.
Durán suma 220 asesinatos este año en medio de disputa entre las bandas por fraccionamiento | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-04-15
Renato Rivera mentioned that the extradition process could apply if Fito is captured in a country with an extradition treaty with the U.S.
‘En caso de extradición, hará que colabore para iniciar acciones contra sus asociados’, sostienen especialistas por investigación contra ‘Fito’ en Estados Unidos | Ecuador | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-04-03
Renato Rivera, director of the Ecuadorian Observatory of Organized Crime, estimated the potential reasons for criminals using media-related implements.
Uso de falsos cubos y camioneta de medios de comunicación para actos delictivos: qué dicen expertos sobre esta nueva dinámica de grupos criminales | Seguridad | NoticiasEcuador· 2025-03-25
Renato Rivera, director of the Ecuadorian Organised Crime Observatory (OECO), a non-profit organisation, says armed groups have acted as de facto governing bodies in the border region for more than 40 years.
‘Biologists were not part of the crime food chain’: why Ecuador’s scientists are facing violence, threats and kidnapping | Global development
United Kingdom· 2025-02-17
