Racist Facial Recognition: Prison Has Become a Commodity for Companies, Says Researcher

In April 2024, João Antônio Trindade Bastos, a 23-year-old black man, was arrested during a soccer game with his team in Aracaju. A year later, in the city of São Paulo, Francisco Ferreira da Silva, an 80-year-old retiree, was taken to the police station while doing volunteer work. Both were identified and confused by facial recognition systems. They were only released after the police confirmed the error. These and similar cases are recent exam…