Niterói Puts Integrated Security Model on Regional Stage With Carta Signing and New Mercocidades Role

Overview

• Representatives from cities in 12 Latin American countries signed the Carta de Niterói at the 30th Mercocidades summit, committing to human-centered, data-driven, community-participatory approaches to security and sustainable urban development.
• Mayor Rodrigo Neves assumed the Rede Mercocidades presidency with a mandate through the end of 2026 and signaled plans to strengthen prevention programs and professional training for municipal security leadership.
• Niterói advanced its local model with the Cisp 2.0 upgrade, adding AI-enabled cameras and expanding the ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system to Zona Sul after two months in Zona Norte, with alerts reaching the CISP in about 60 seconds.
• Officials cite ISP figures showing steep declines in crime from 2018 to 2024, including a 78.5% drop in lethal violence and reductions above 80% in key robbery categories, outcomes they attribute to integrated policing and prevention.
• The city announced the Vida Nova no Morro reurbanization program to begin in 2026 with roughly R$800 million, starting in Morro do Estado and Vila Ipiranga, complementing long‑running social investments under the R$820 million Pacto Niterói Contra a Violência.