PRF defines the pattern of body cameras and assesses the start of operations until September
A. Federal Highway Police (PRF.
The first operations are expected to take place in September this year, with at least 15 Brazilian states in 2025. The rest of the power will receive devices next year.
The bidding to be completed by August will provide 2,000 vehicles for the purchase of 13,098 cameras for personal use of agents and with a monitoring system. According to Luciano Fernandez, body cameras manager PRFThe Force begins in May with devices received at the American embassy.
– In this test, we use cameras at the Rio de Janeiro and the Federal District, the Emergency Group and the Special Activities Centers of the Resanda Police Station. We will make the last adjustments to implement this national – pointing out Fernands.
On Monday, the PRF Price Registration (IRP) was published, which allows it to express interest in the process before the official bidding and participate in the process. The first nationwide body camera program with standard coverage in all states in the country predicts that every police officer has their own equipment – the use of all interactions with highway users is personal and mandatory.
The devices have a manual drive. However, there is an internal control system that allows central oversight to assess the recording. The equipment has a real -time transmission capacity and the communication between the center and the agent in this field will be two -way to allow the police to conversation with the camera.
Vehicles installed cameras in front, rear and interior, with the possibility of identification of plates. Devices are automatically induced in emergency, giroflex or hand brake drive use. Agents working with motorcycles, this first stage body cameras are used.
Images seized by cameras are stored in the cloud. The company has already won bidding, which is still defined, the responsibility of maintaining the transmission, storage and maintenance of recording.
The minimum storage expiry vary according to the severity of the occurrence:
- 90 days: interactions without assessment;
- 180 days: checks with assessments;
- 365 days: related accidents and events.
Genitalo case
At the time of Government of BolsonaroA. PRF In intrusions in communities in Rio de Janeiro Minus Garies As a result, more than 61 people died in conflicts. Following the main criticism of the corporation, in May 2022, a man with schizophrenia was killed when three road police officers in Umbaba (SE) were stopped. Genitalo de Jesus Santas, 38, was arrested in a car’s trunk, attacked and closed, where he had to suck tear. The case resonated with videos recorded by witnesses of this policy.
In December 2022, Sergip’s federal public prosecutor denied three police officers for violence, abuse of power and qualified homicide. A month later, the court answered the MPF’s request and decided to submit the defendants to the jury court, the date was not defined.
In January 2023, the prosecutor recommended to the Flevio Matias Board PRF Receiving body cameras in six months. The Corporation believes that the Corporation submitted the study and finalized the internal stage of bidding.
