Antônio Fernando Souza Oliveira defended the use of body cameras to prevent excesses by public security agents
The general director of the PRF (Federal Highway Police), Antônio Fernando Souza Oliveira, said this Thursday (Dec 26, 2024) that the corporation investigates all cases of excesses during police stops made by its agents.
In an interview with the program “Brazil Reporter”yes TV Brasilthe director commented on the performance of the 3 police officers temporarily removed after being accused of shooting at a family’s car on Christmas Eve, in Duque de Caxias (RJ). A 26-year-old woman was hit by gunfire.
According to Oliveira, all cases of suspected illegality during approaches are investigated by the PRF.
“We will be investigating any and all cases of excess, giving our agents the opportunity to defend themselves, respecting the legal process so that we can get to the real truth of the facts”he stated.
During the interview, the director also said that the corporation takes measures to combat police lethality, such as continuous training of agents to reinforce that the corporation must act within the limits of the law and the creation of a commission to monitor cases of lethality.
“Today, I can say that the PRF is the ostensible preventive police with the lowest police lethality”these.
Oliveira said he defends the use of body cameras by police officers. Since last year, an internal PRF committee has been working to implement the equipment, which is already used by agents in all units across the country.
“The body camera is an element of protection of police activity. I am a strong advocate of using a body camera. The PRF will use body cameras throughout its corporation, every police officer will use it”he completed.
Victim
Juliana Leite Rangel, 26 years old, was shot in the head, during a PRF action on Rodovia Washington Luís (BR-040), on Tuesday night (Dec 24).
The victim was going with his family of 5 to spend Christmas at his relatives’ house in Itaipu, Niterói, metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro, when the car was hit by several shots fired by PRF agents, near Duque de Caxias, in Baixada Fluminense.
The shots occurred around 9 p.m. The young woman was taken to the Adão Pereira Nunes Municipal Hospital, in Caxias, and needed to be intubated, underwent surgery and her condition is considered very serious.
After the episode, the police officers involved in the incident were dismissed.
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