Flaviopédia Português
Brazil without Fear

Lights, camera, arrest

Proposes implementing the Muralha Brasileira, a national facial-recognition system integrated with criminal databases, and surveilling public areas with more than 1 million new cameras.

In the program: [p. 15] · Translated by Flaviopédia from the official Portuguese text; the Portuguese quote is authoritative. Read the original in Portuguese

What the program says

We will implement the “Muralha Brasileira” (“Brazilian Wall”) — a national facial-recognition system integrated with criminal databases, inspired by Smart Sampa, of the São Paulo City Hall, and by Muralha Paulista, of the State Government. Besides locating fugitives and preventing crimes, we will surveil ports, airports and public areas with more than 1 million new cameras spread across the whole country. Criminals will no longer have anywhere to hide. [p. 15]

In plain language

  • The program proposes implementing the Muralha Brasileira, a national facial-recognition system linked to criminal databases.
  • The text says the system is inspired by Smart Sampa, of the São Paulo City Hall, and by Muralha Paulista, of the State Government.
  • The goals cited are locating fugitives and preventing crimes.
  • It also provides for more than 1 million new cameras across the country to surveil ports, airports and public areas.

What is not in the program

  • It gives no cost, funding source or timeline for implementing the system and the cameras.
  • It does not detail which databases would be integrated or who would operate the system.
  • It does not mention rules on access to, storage of or protection of the images and data collected.
  • It does not indicate how the cameras would be distributed across the country.