Since PORTUGUESE colonisers first appeared, the story of indigenous Brazilians has been littered with horror. Disease and violence killed many after the conquest. Slavery on rubber plantations existed into the 20th century. Today wildcat miners, ranchers and loggers are the threat to the indigenous peoples of…

The CopCast app, which was created by the Igarapé Institute in Brazil along with Google’s Jigsaw incubator, is open-source software that has a basic free version.

CopCast test’s in New Jersey on CBS This Morning,

USA Today June, 2017 The new system works like this: Officers download the CopCast app on a smartphone, and supervisors download a desktop version. Officers can strap the phone onto their chest and hit a button to start recording audio and video, which can be streamed…

CBC – New app allows live streaming to help track murderous criminals — and killer cops

The Conversation – The argument for the use of police body cameras is gaining momentum in South Africa, amid growing demand for greater police accountability

Desde o início do ano, policiais de UPPs cariocas vêm testando celulares com câmeras que, instalados no bolso da frente do uniforme, gravam e arquivam tudo o que é visto e ouvido durante o serviço

Thanks to the technology revolution, policing in Brazil and around the world is changing

While not welcomed by everyone, new technologies such as cop cams are coming. Many of the U.S.’s largest police departments are already testing them

Cape Town and Rio de Janeiro have joined hands in trying out a new policing system. The famous cities are employing the use of mobile cameras to strengthen policing in various districts while improving police accountability and enhancing police relations with society. The initiative is…

In the wake of recent cases of police violence in the United States, a national conversation has started about the use of body cameras.

Robert Muggah, research director at the Igarapé Institute, was selected by Ericsson as one of 60 winners in the “network society” by using technology to solve complex social problems

Vishva Samani reports on how smart policing in Brazil keeps a check on the police

Robert Muggah, research director at the Igarapé Institute, talks about the Smart Policing project