María Fernanda Rivadeneira is an Ecuadorian lawyer who was elected as a counsellor of the Council for Citizen Participation and Social Control.

[3] The members elected were Victoria Desintonio, Sofía Almeida, Rosa Chalá, José Carlos Tuárez, Walter Gómez, Christian Cruz and Rivadeneira.

[4] Rivadeneira was sued for slander by the council's chair, Christian Cruz, and she was sentenced to six months in jail.

[6] The other members were David Rosero, Javier Dávalos, Francisco Bravo, Ibeth Estupiñán and Rivadeneira.

[7] On 23 January 2023 she as vice President and the other members of the CCPCS were all dismissed by the Judicial Court.