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🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Most victims of femicide this week in SP had protective measures; requests increased almost 1,000%

Most women victims of femicide reported this week in Greater São Paulo and the countryside had protective measures against their aggressors.

Feb 26 • 23:22 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Fugitive from Justice, Oruam releases music and appears with electronic bracelet in clip

Rapper Oruam, who is wanted by the authorities, has released a new music video featuring him wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet while discussing the Brazilian justice system.

Feb 25 • 13:41 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Investigated for corruption, former vice-mayor of a city in MG serves house arrest with ankle bracelet after leaving the country and losing office

Hidelbrando Canabrava Rodrigues Neto, the former vice-mayor of Itaúna, Brazil, is currently under house arrest with electronic monitoring due to ongoing corruption investigations in the mining sector.

Feb 19 • 20:39 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Young man monitored by electronic ankle bracelet and prohibited from leaving home without authorization arrested after committing robbery in MG

A 23-year-old man, already under electronic surveillance for a previous crime, was arrested for committing robbery in Curvelo, MG.

Feb 19 • 16:26 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

SNAI report states that the electronic ankle monitor worn by Aquiles Alvarez in the Triple A case may have been 'manipulated'

A report from Ecuador's SNAI indicates possible manipulation of the electronic monitoring device used on Guayaquil's mayor, Aquiles Alvarez, linked to various criminal cases.

Feb 19 • 14:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Court denies house arrest to mother who violated electronic monitoring 667 times and robbed a butcher shop in MT

A mother, who violated her electronic monitoring 667 times and committed robbery, was denied house arrest by the court in Brazil.

Feb 17 • 20:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Murder of Venezuelan child in PR: suspect interrupted electronic bracelet signal three days before the crime

A Venezuelan child was found murdered in Brazil on February 15, and the prime suspect had disabled his electronic monitoring device days prior to the crime.

Feb 17 • 15:42 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

João Pessoa approves law that integrates condominium cameras with the Monitoring Center; understand

The city of João Pessoa has approved a law to integrate security cameras from residential and commercial condominiums into the city's Electronic Monitoring Center to enhance urban security.

Feb 14 • 21:32 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Video of influencer dancing in mall leads to monitored individual returning to prison in RO; understand

A viral video of influencer Uesley Aquino de Souza dancing in a shopping mall while on electronic monitoring has resulted in his return to prison after losing his electronic monitoring privileges.

Feb 14 • 16:04 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

What Justice Decided About Cristina Kirchner's Ankle Monitor

The Argentine judiciary upheld the use of an electronic monitoring device for former President Cristina Kirchner during her house arrest.

Feb 13 • 20:10 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Carnival 2026 Security in Amapá Will Feature Aerial Monitoring and Integrated Control Center

The Amapá government announced its security plan for the 2026 Carnival, which includes aerial drone patrols, electronic ankle monitoring, and a high-tech integrated command center.

Feb 13 • 15:35 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

Sis is to be ready for ankle monitors on children next year

The Swedish government has tasked Sis with preparing for electronic monitoring of children using devices like ankle bracelets starting next year.

Feb 12 • 12:50 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Former Assistant to Prosecutor Arrested for Violating Precautionary Measure in Teresina

André Ricardo Bispo Lima, a former assistant to Prosecutor Maurício Verdejo, was arrested for violating electronic monitoring conditions in Teresina.

Feb 12 • 12:07 UTC
🇦🇺 ABC News AU
National & Local

Children as young as 10 on bail to be fitted with ankle bracelets in Queensland

Queensland Parliament passes new legislation permitting the electronic monitoring of children as young as 10 on bail.

Feb 12 • 03:22 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

'Electronic Bracelet' That Kept Aquiles Alvarez Generated 2,769 Alerts and Alarms in Almost Eight Months of Activation; The SNAI Delivered a Report

Aquiles Alvarez, the mayor of Guayaquil, has faced scrutiny after alerts revealed he was not adhering to electronic monitoring conditions related to a corruption case.

Feb 11 • 19:30 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

How an electronic bracelet that, according to the Prosecutor's Office, Aquiles Alvarez did not wear works

The article discusses the use of electronic monitoring devices by public officials in Ecuador, highlighting Aquiles Alvarez and others who have also been mandated to wear them.

Feb 10 • 22:25 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Prosecutor requests date for hearing to review measures for Aquiles Alvarez due to removal of electronic bracelet

The Ecuadorian prosecutor is seeking a court hearing to reevaluate the measures for Guayaquil Mayor Aquiles Alvarez after he was found without his electronic monitoring device during an arrest.

Feb 10 • 19:46 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

SNAI warns that the electronic bracelet of Aquiles Alvarez could only be removed by technical personnel from the institution

The SNAI has warned that electronic monitoring devices cannot be removed by users, following the removal of such a device by Guayaquil's mayor, Aquiles Alvarez, amidst an investigation into illegal fuel sales.

Feb 10 • 18:29 UTC
🇪🇨 El Universo (ES)
National & Local

Why Aquiles Alvarez was not wearing the electronic bracelet? "It was charging," says his lawyer

Ecuador’s mayor of Guayaquil, Aquiles Alvarez, was not wearing his electronic monitoring bracelet as it was allegedly charging, according to his attorney, amidst ongoing legal troubles.

Feb 10 • 16:42 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Carnival 2026: Security will be reinforced in traffic, electronic monitoring, and standby teams in Rio Branco

The integrated operational plan for security during Carnival 2026 in Rio Branco has been announced, involving significant measures for safety and traffic management.

Feb 10 • 15:32 UTC
🇪🇸 El Mundo
Crime & Justice

Interior left drug lord 'El Anodino' without control for 10 months, who introduced 2 billion in drugs into Spain, due to lack of 'available devices'

Spanish authorities failed to monitor drug lord Ignacio Torán for 10 months due to a lack of electronic tracking devices, despite recognizing the risk of his potential flight.

Feb 9 • 18:30 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Agostina Páez Case: A Lawyer Revealed Whether the Argentine Detained in Brazil for Racist Gestures Can Return or Not

Agostina Páez, an Argentine detained in Brazil for making racist gestures, is under legal scrutiny as uncertainties loom about her ability to return home while she remains under electronic monitoring in Rio de Janeiro.

Feb 9 • 16:43 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

Order for the arrest of the Santiago lawyer who made racist gestures in Brazil

Brazilian authorities have ordered the arrest of Agostina Páez, an Argentine lawyer, for making racist gestures at bar employees in Ipanema while under electronic monitoring to prevent her exit from the country.

Feb 5 • 21:08 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Campinas imposes an average of one daily fine on trucks in restricted areas in 2025

In 2025, Campinas issued an average of one fine per day against trucks operating in restricted areas, with a total of 357 fines compared to just 40 in 2024, coinciding with increased electronic monitoring.

Feb 4 • 11:28 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

With electronic registration, compliance with working hours will be verified: Marath Bolaños

The Minister of Labor, Marath Bolaños López, announced the implementation of a mandatory electronic registration system to ensure compliance with the new 40-hour workweek by monitoring workers' entry and exit times.

Feb 4 • 00:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Justice orders the arrest of Oruam again for violation of precautionary measures

Brazilian funk and trap singer Oruam has been ordered to be arrested again due to repeated violations of electronic monitoring measures, as ruled by Judge Tula Corrêa de Mello.

Feb 3 • 15:21 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

Man accused of murdering Alabama teen cheerleader, spraying bullets at friends, released on bond

A man charged with murdering an Alabama teen cheerleader and wounding three others has been released on bond with conditions including electronic monitoring.

Feb 3 • 00:01 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Spain takes almost a year to publish causes of death, a delay that hinders health monitoring

Public health experts are urging for fully integrated electronic certificates to speed up the process of determining causes of death and enable timely responses to epidemics.

Feb 2 • 04:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Crime & Justice

80-year-old caught with cocaine in Split: It's for my health, I have been rejuvenated

An 80-year-old man in Split has been placed under house arrest with electronic monitoring after being arrested with cocaine and claiming it was for personal use, despite facing charges for drug possession and sale.

Jan 12 • 14:37 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Life & Tech

Cars, 2026 is the year of the "electronic guardian": how the new system works

The new 'electronic guardian' system for monitoring vehicle emissions will play a significant role starting in 2026, alongside the introduction of the Euro 7 standard.

Jan 9 • 13:12 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
National & Local

The Central Command Chief Permits Electronic Monitoring of Those Restricted by Administrative Order in the West Bank

The Central Command Chief, Aviv Kohavi, has signed an order allowing electronic monitoring for individuals whose movement has been restricted by administrative order in the West Bank, in hopes of reducing nationalist crime in the area.

Jan 5 • 20:39 UTC

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