São Paulo Mayor’s Sister Arrested After Smart Sampa Facial Recognition Match

Overview

• Police detained Janaina Reis Miron at the UBS Veleiros clinic in Socorro around 3:20 p.m. on Jan. 15 after a Smart Sampa alert and took her for processing at the 11th Police Precinct in Santo Amaro.
• She is subject to two warrants tied to concluded cases: a 2025 sentence for drunk driving and contempt of police and a 2024 conviction for bodily injury against her son, both in the open regime.
• The municipal administration said the operation complied with court orders and Smart Sampa identification rules, framing the arrest as standard enforcement.
• OAB representatives stepped in because she had no private lawyer and are set to accompany her custody hearing at the Barra Funda court on Jan. 16.
• Family members and OAB lawyers say she is in treatment for alcohol dependence and preparing for a liver transplant and that she was at the clinic to collect medications.