US Embassy to donate 400 body cameras to Brazil

The United States government will donate 400 body cameras and software to manage and store images from the equipment. MJSP (Ministry of Justice and Public Security). This information was confirmed by the company this Friday (27.Oct.2023). In total, 200 cameras will be deployed PRF (Federal Highway Police) and 200 more will go Government of Bahia.

In a note, the ministry said the equipment was provided by the US embassy. “Due to the current government’s new policy, the federal police is trying to encourage the implementation of cameras on uniforms, and in addition to supporting the states, they are seeking consensus on standardization in the use of the technology.”.

The organization said a donation agreement will be signed between the Ministry of Justice and the Embassy by the end of this month. Date will be finalized after schedule compatibility.

The Minister of Justice, who spoke to the media on Friday morning (October 27), Flavio DinoHe said the donated cameras will be allocated in A “Test Plan”.

“Putting the camera on the uniform was the easiest part of the process. What is the basis for knowing where these images will go? What are the ethical criteria? What are the criteria for analyzing these images, and above all, what tools will perform the analysis of these images?”He questioned.

Dino also said “obviously” It’s unlikely that a police officer will be able to inspect every professional’s security cameras.

“It doesn’t make sense if you film it and it’s in the archive. In terms of some programming, it’s necessary to have artificial intelligence that can identify dangerous situations. It’s a serious process.”Minister announced.