Brazilian military police wrongly identify soccer fan using facial recognition
During a state soccer championship final in Brazil, military police used facial recognition to identify a 23-year-old fan, João Antônio Trindade Bastos, as a person of interest. The system made an error, leading to the fan being publicly approached and humiliated in front of 10,000 spectators. The incident has sparked controversy over the use of facial recognition technology in Brazil.
- Date it happened
- 2024-04-14
- Organisation involved
- Brazilian military police
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