UOL documentary demonstrates the role of body cameras in policies
Made in partnership with Conectas, the documentary addresses the importance of using body cameras by the Military Police
UOL released a documentary titled “Who’s Afraid of Body Cameras?”, which addresses the use of body cameras by military personnel in São Paulo.
The documentary was made in partnership with Conectas, and it´s a sequel to the previously produced reports, conducted by journalist; Luis Adorno. Check out the texts below.
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For production, the report highlights three stories in the documentary: operation shield, the Ceará case and a false suspect arrested in SP.
Operation Shield took place in São Paulo, in Baixada Santista, and left 28 people dead. Cameras are present in 52% of battalions in São Paulo, yet the Public Ministry received few images of the operation.
However, the images were important to understand the dynamics of the actions, which ended with two police officers accused of murder.
In the case of Ceará, the report shows the different reality of body cameras in Ceará. Only criminal police officers use body cameras, they praise the equipment.
Finally, in 2023, the police arrested a 30-year-old man who was at home. However, the report exclusively obtained images from security cameras from nearby streets that show the boy on his way to a hairdressing salon half an hour before a chase between police and criminals.
