Colectivos

GameChangers 2019: As Venezuela Sinks, Maduro’s Criminal Ties Keep Him Afloat

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 18 Jan 202029 Sep 2023

Venezuela Reports Show FAES Police Unit Targeting Key Megabandas

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 2 Jan 202024 Apr 2023

Graffiti Death Threats – Venezuela’s New Tool of Fear

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 22 May 201929 Sep 2023

Brief

Neutralizing Criminal Groups Key in Guaidó Security Plan for Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 12 Apr 201924 Apr 2023

Op-Ed: The ELN as a Colombo-Venezuelan Rebel Army

by Jeremy McDermott 22 Mar 201924 Apr 2023

Brief

Maduro Relies on ‘Colectivos’ to Stand Firm in Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 18 Mar 201924 Apr 2023

The Armed Groups Propping Up Venezuela’s Government

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 28 Feb 201929 Sep 2023

Op-Ed: Venezuela – Latin America’s Iraq?

by Jeremy McDermott 28 Feb 201924 Apr 2023

Brief

Guerrilla-Trained ‘Colectivo’ Threatens Humanitarian Aid to Venezuela

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 6 Feb 201924 Apr 2023

Venezuela Criminal Structures Bolster Maduro in Second Term

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 11 Jan 201924 Apr 2023

Criminal groups called colectivos are operating in Venezuela’s main mining state

Brief

Armed Groups Spread Crime and Chaos in Venezuela Mining Region

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 20 Nov 201824 Apr 2023

Photo: Carlos Ramírez

The Devolution of State Power: The ‘Colectivos’

by Venezuela Investigative Unit 18 May 201820 Oct 2023

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