SP continues criticized auction to install facial recognition cameras

Injunction suspending the tender of Smart Sampa, a program that enables the installation of 20,000 face recognition cameras in São Paulo, City Hall and City Hall demolished in an action this Tuesday by the Department of City Safety (23). The decision was made by Paola Lorena, rapporteur of the São Paulo Court of Justice (TJSP).

for him,there is no evidence that the video surveillance practice reinforces eventual social and racial discrimination.Considering that with regard to articles and journalistic material, it is not possible to analyze how they were produced and even whether the authors and their conclusions were independent and impartial”. However, the auction will continue.

Last Thursday (18), the tender process was suspended by TJSP 3rd Court of Finance Judge Luis Manuel Fonseca Pires. He responded to the request of Councilor Silvia Ferraro (PSOL/SP), citing the risk of reproducing structural racism.

According to the mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes, the public notice will reopen on Friday, 26 to continue the implementation process of the tool. “The use of this AI technology will complement public safety actions from the perspective of men in the street,” he commented.

Service Integration

According to the capital city São Paulo administration, the Smart Sampa program aims to integrate the actions of the CET, CPTM, Metrô, SAMU, GCM and Civil and Military Police into a new and intelligent Monitoring Center of the Metropolitan Civil Guard. The project should have 40,000 cameras in total..

In addition to the 20,000 new equipment in the announcement, an additional 10,000 cameras from concessionaires and 10,000 residents should be deployed. It will make it possible to monitor schools, health units, parks, areas with high circulation and places where crime is most intense, and will speed up the assistance of security units.