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What Kim Kataguiri said about implement urban revitalization, housing, and public lighting programs to prevent crime

Kim Kataguiri

Kim Kataguiri

June 18, 2026

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Kim Kataguiri: And at the same time, I believe in initiatives like having the panic button placed where women are generally more vulnerable, in more secluded places, and I am also one of the adherents to the broken-windows theory and, let us say, curious about Gary Becker's study of the economics of crime, to also understand that there is a role of environmental order within public safety.

Kim Kataguiri: that the criminal is like a rat; he likes places without lighting, dirty and empty.

So the most we can do is bring life to public places as much as possible, and in that sense housing programs, urban sealing programs, public lighting programs — all of this is integrated to prevent crimes especially committed against women, which are the ones with our worst indicators.

Kim Kataguiri · 22:49

Kim Kataguiri: but this improves public safety in general.

Kim Kataguiri: And just to close, taking advantage of the segue on public safety and the need for projects here within the National Congress, the State government of São Paulo is one of the least active governments in the National Congress, because there are several matters that are of interest to the State regarding public safety, for example,

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explicitly proposes lighting, housing, and revitalization to prevent crimes against women.

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