Planalto will propose rules for the use of cameras by police officers

The executive secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, Ricardo Cappelli, said on Wednesday (January 3, 2024) that the federal government will publish in February the national guidelines for the use of body cameras by the police. One public consultation on the topic opened in December and runs until January 26th.

“In February, we will publish the National Guidelines for the Use of Body Cameras by Police. Process with public consultation and built with the participation of police from all States, without exception. Ideologizing the debate on public security is not good for Brazil”, declared Cappelli in the X (formerly Twitter).

On Tuesday (January 2), the governor of São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans), he said that body cameras used by PM-SP (São Paulo Military Police) do not help with citizen safety and that their management should not increase investments in equipment.

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According to the text of the public consultation, the national guidelines on the use of cameras by public security agents aim to:

• encourage the professionalization of public security bodies;
• strengthen innovation and modernization processes in public security;
• standardize operating procedures for public security professionals regarding the use of body cameras and management of audiovisual records;
• qualify the production of material evidence, within the principles of chain of custody, based on audiovisual records;
• encourage the use of audiovisual records for training and technical improvement purposes;
• encourage scientific studies to propose, improve and evaluate public security policies;
• assist in the preparation and structuring of actions in the interest of public security;
• ensure that information collected by audiovisual recording systems meets availability, integrity, confidentiality and authenticity requirements;
• promote social participation;
• establish supervision and evaluation mechanisms.