Rio police begins to use drones to control drugs and crime in the city’s shanty towns

Monday, September 10th 2012 - 01:39 UTC

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A battalion of Special Forces (BOPE) from the Brazilian city of Rio do Janeiro started using unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones to air monitor the drugs trade and gangs in shanty towns surrounding the “marvellous city”. Read full article

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vestias
Estas politicas de segurança nos grandes centros urbanos do brasil irão a dar os seu frutos
Sep 10th, 2012 - 10:16 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
As long as they're not the drone bombs the Americans use...
Sep 10th, 2012 - 12:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
There is a variant of this drug-drone on the stocks that will monitor from the air malpractice of a different hue.
It is called the corruption-drone.
One will be permanently on surveillance duty above Brasilia; others will be located over all major Brasilian cities.

There is a huge export potential.
Most countries have oppositions willing to buy/rent this variant;
and most incumbent parties will be wanting to monitor their oppositions.
Some South American countries have a pressing need for this plane.

And many developed nations are clamouring to buy the 'bankers' version'.
Sep 10th, 2012 - 04:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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DeMouraBR
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I want one for my family shop! I cannot trust my manager anymore! hahahahahah
Sep 11th, 2012 - 04:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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ChrisR
@2 B_S_K

I think you have the technology mixed up. The Americans frequently use their drones to monitor 'enemy forces' by CCsatTV and then irradiate the target with infra red (IR) while a fighter-bomber drops a guided bomb.

The bomb uses, among other things, an IR imager to kill the target.

I predict that the Brasilian drones will eventually have a miniaturised 'bomb' capability fitted to them. These are more like anti-personnel weapons and are on the stocks as I write.
Sep 11th, 2012 - 08:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard2
Heaven help the Fat Cats when the bomblets are fitted to the 'Bankers'Version'.
Sep 12th, 2012 - 10:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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