The city no longer governs only through law. It now governs through prediction. São Paulo, April 2026 Latin America’s megacities are entering a new legal …
Rafael Santoro
Rafael Santoro
Rafael Santoro, Brazilian columnist at Phoenix24. Specialist in cybercrime, surveillance, and the technopolitical transformation of Latin American cities.
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Order is no longer always visible. São Paulo, March 2026 There was a time when authoritarian power needed uniforms, speeches, and an architecture of fear …
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São Paulo, September 2025. Latin America’s megacities have become laboratories of biometric governance. From metro turnstiles in Mexico City to public cameras in Bogotá and …
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In our streets, a face is no longer identity—it is evidence. São Paulo, August 2025 — I have walked the congested avenues of Bogotá, the metro …
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When the discourse of technological inclusion is imposed without law or defense, the digital promise mutates into an architecture of subjugation. São Paulo, August 2025 —For …