Partnership will install more than 150 cameras on the waterfront and two monitoring centers in police battalions in Rio’s South Zone
The stretch between Leme and Leblon beaches, in Rio’s South Zone, will soon be home to more than 150 security cameras, which will be used both to support ostensible policing work and to investigate crimes against tourists and local residents.
The measure, spearheaded by the Federation of Trade in Goods, Services and Tourism (Fecomercio RJ), was formalized and detailed during the signing of a cooperation agreement on Tuesday (3/9), at the meeting of the entity’s Tourism Council, which brings together government bodies and organizations representing the tourist trade.
The cameras will be installed in front of bars, restaurants, hotels and kiosks. The mapping of the points is being carried out with the support of organizations such as the Union of Hotels and Lodging Facilities of the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (HotéisRIO), the Brazilian Hotel Industry Association (ABIH-RJ), the Union of Restaurants, Bars and other Meals in the Municipality (SindRio) and the Brazilian Association of Bars and Restaurants (Abrasel-RJ). The Fecomércio Institute for Research and Analysis (IFec RJ) is also involved in the work.
“We want to provide Rio with real-time images so that the police can have the agility that the population expects. Our role is to guarantee the maintenance of the cameras and equip the police centers,” said the president of Fecomercio RJ, Antonio Florencio de Queiroz Junior, during the signing of the cooperation agreement.
The president of HotéisRIO, Alfredo Lopes, said that the implementation of camera monitoring of the waterfront is the first step towards improving security, which is a major bottleneck and hinders tourism. “Just as in the South Zone, initially in Copacabana and soon in Ipanema and Leblon, I hope that this project will also be extended to Barra da Tijuca,” he said.
For the president of ABIH-RJ, José Domingo Bouzon, the agreement will improve security on Rio de Janeiro’s waterfront by increasing the number of cameras. “This technological support for the police is vital, first for prevention and then for solving crimes. This process starts on Copacabana beach and then goes all the way to the pier. As well as installing the cameras, the agreement will guarantee maintenance, which gives us the prospect of continuity.”
Images will feed CICC and battalions in the region – The cameras will transmit images directly to the Integrated Command and Control Center (CICC) – which is already supplied by public and private cameras from all over the state – and also to two Monitoring Centers. They will be installed, with the support of Fecomércio RJ and electronic monitoring companies, at the 19th BPM (Copacabana), Policing in Tourist Areas (BPTur) and 23rd BPM (Leblon). In this way, the area under surveillance and the monitoring are brought closer together. The initiative could later be expanded to Barra da Tijuca.
Facial and license plate recognition – Technological resources allow the police to monitor strategic areas in real time, such as main roads, promenades, sands and water features. Applying artificial intelligence for facial and license plate recognition, the system is able to identify stolen vehicles and criminals with arrest warrants, facilitating immediate police intervention. As well as helping to prevent and solve crimes, the presence of the equipment discourages criminals and reinforces the sense of security for tourists, residents and local businesses. The images captured can be used as evidence in investigations and legal proceedings.
