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Peru Ramps Up AI Surveillance With New C4 Links, Barranco Cameras and Bus Panic Buttons

Real-time links to municipal cameras with state ID photos enable faster arrests.

Overview

  • The Interior Minister said 239 cameras now feed the National Police command center known as the C4, with a goal of connecting more than 3,000.
  • The C4 uses artificial intelligence to read license plates, count people, flag risky behavior, and match faces to RENIEC photo records to identify wanted suspects.
  • Officials reported recent arrests that began with C4 alerts, with police units dispatched immediately after detections.
  • Barranco launched a 115‑camera network with facial and plate recognition, five panic buttons, and fiber links to its control room that coordinates with police and firefighters.
  • Public‑transport operators, citing a stalled 40,000‑bus camera plan and missing Transport Ministry sign‑off, are paying for cameras and panic buttons that will connect to Police Central 105.