Video surveillance at the Miradouro de Santa Catarina in Lisbon is already “in operation”, guarantees Lisbon City Council – Observer
The installation of video surveillance cameras on Monday in Lisbon, announced that the other 1st video surveillance cameras are installed at Miradouro de Santa Catarina and are installed in the video surveillance system.
“The Lisbon City Council is installing a video protection system in several areas of the city of Lisbon, and for this, the Public Security Police [PSP]knowledge of crime in our city and the result of an analysis of the type of set of areas where such a system is owned”, indicates Lisbon Security Councilman, Ângelo Pereira PSD), in a publication on the PSD social network, in a publication on the network Social .
The measure already comes from the previous municipal executive of Lisbon, chaired by Fernando Medina (PS), who announced, in March 2021, the implementation of the video surveillance system planned for downtown, with the installation of 216 cameras in 16 zoneswould begin at the Miradouro de Santa Catarina and would continue in the years of “gradually and continuously“.
Also in March 2021, the Ministry of Internal Administration (MAI) announced, in a statement, that it had authorized the installation of 216 video surveillance cameras in Lisbon to ensure the safety of people and goods, as well as prevent crimes in places where there is a risk of their occurrence.
O video surveillance system covers 16 areas of the city of Lisbonnamely Praça do Comércio, Cais das Colunas, Praça D. Pedro IV, Praça dos Restauradores, Praça da Figueira, Rua Augusta, Rua do Ouro, Rua da Prata, Rua do Comércio, Rua dos Fanqueiros, Avenida Ribeira das Naus, Cais do Sodré, Santa Apolónia at Rua Caminhos de Ferro and Avenida Infante D. Henrique, Campo das Cebolas and Miradouro de Santa Catarina.
On this Monday shared in the ad InstagramThe current security insurance stated that “the video protection at the viewpoint is already under guarantee, while other defined areas, as a security viewpoint, are already under guarantee”,
Ângelo Pereira also explains that the 16 areas where video surveillance cameras will be installed are “recognized as most recognized“, so it is necessary to provide them “with a video protection system, with preventive capabilities, rapid diagnosis and remote monitoring, thus complementing the service provided by the physical presence of the forces of authority“.
“The objective is to reinforce the security of people and property [públicos e privados]assist the forces of authority to fulfill their role of protecting and guaranteeing the law by supporting the prevention, but also the response to the practice of crimes quickly”, indicates the Security Council.
According to the Lisbon Chamber, now chaired by social democrat Carlos Moas, “the system is permanently operated and monitored by the PSP”.
In a post on the social network the Facebookthe Misericórdia Parish Council, where the Miradouro de Santa Catarina is located, marks the installation of the video protection system in this area, recording that this happens “after several years of insistence from the board“. “Seven video surveillance cameras have finally been found in the Santa Catarina area”, praises the Misericórdia Parish Council, chaired by Carla Madeira (PS).