{
 "id": "p2026-09-06-226",
 "received": "2026-09-06T10:20:12-04:00",
 "proposer": "researcher (opus), brief 2026-09-06 second harvest, china-india-africa-latam",
 "kind": "entry",
 "sha": "d999965bb69cce13",
 "data": {
  "kind": "entry",
  "tech": "bahia-frt",
  "tech_name": "Bahia (SSP-BA) facial recognition network",
  "definition": "face-recognition matching of live camera feeds against wanted-persons records, acted on above a 91% match",
  "from": "2019",
  "region": "other:Brazil",
  "domain": "safety",
  "side": "benefit",
  "people": {
   "n": 6100,
   "unit": "people arrested with the system's contribution",
   "date": "2026-08-17"
  },
  "effect": {
   "n": null,
   "unit": "arrests",
   "date": "2026-08-17",
   "what": "more than 6,100 arrests of people with open warrants - homicide, drug trafficking, robbery, theft - since deployment, from a network of more than 5,000 cameras"
  },
  "reversible": false,
  "switch": "owner:Secretaria da Segurança Pública da Bahia",
  "statistic": "On 17 August 2026 the Bahia public security secretariat reported its facial recognition system had contributed to more than 6,100 arrests, operating more than 5,000 cameras across Salvador, the metropolitan region and interior municipalities, with alerts acted on only above 91% match. In 2026 alone it reached 900 fugitives by May and 1,400 by 8 July.",
  "source": "https://jornalgrandebahia.com.br/2026/08/reconhecimento-facial-da-bahia-ultrapassa-61-mil-prisoes-e-opera-com-mais-de-5-mil-cameras/",
  "quote": "mais de 6,1 mil prisões",
  "attribution": "named",
  "source_kind": "secondary"
 },
 "from_file": "impacts/harvest/2026-09-06-china-india-africa-latam.md"
}