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Sobral Launches School Facial-Recognition Pilot With Panic Button After Deadly Shooting

Officials accelerated a two-month pilot that links facial-recognition entry to police alerts plus parent notifications.

Overview

  • The pilot is being installed at Escola Municipal José Parente Prado in Sumaré, chosen for serving older fundamental grades in a socially vulnerable area.
  • The setup includes eight high-resolution cameras, biofacial access control, and a 180° security tower at the entrance with a panic button, siren and giroflex.
  • All devices feed a private Command and Operations Center that alerts the Municipal Guard and Military Police, while parents receive real-time entry and exit notices via an app.
  • Testing is scheduled to start Friday with a two-month evaluation; the city reports a cost of R$6,000 per month and says expansion to its 89 municipal schools will be considered.
  • Police say the September 25 attack that killed two students was a premeditated act tied to rival factions; one suspect, Bruno Amorim Rodrigues, is in preventive custody and a second remains at large, as the state school prepares to reopen on October 6 with psychosocial support.