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Brazil: Facial Recognition in São Paulo... "Big Brother" Accused of Racial Profiling

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Under the guise of fighting crime, São Paulo, Brazil's financial center and Latin America's largest city, has installed the largest facial recognition system ever deployed. India, China, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom have implemented similar systems with vague legal frameworks… But on the scale of a single city, São Paulo remains the world's largest "Big Brother."

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Brazil: Facial Recognition in São Paulo... "Big Brother" Accused of Racial Profiling

Under the guise of fighting crime, São Paulo, Brazil's financial center and Latin America's largest city, has installed the largest facial recognition system ever deployed. India, China, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom have implemented similar systems with vague legal frameworks… But on the scale of a single city, São Paulo remains the world's largest "Big Brother."

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France24 broke the news in France on Friday, July 10, 2026.
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