The Celular Seguro program surpassed the mark of 2,000 devices blocked during the Carnival holiday. Data obtained by GLOBO from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security shows that, in total, 2,653 cell phones were blocked from 9 to 13 February through the federal government’s tool.
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Record
The record was on Carnival Monday (12/02) when 636 people requested the app to block their devices. Then, the second-highest number recorded was on Carnival Sunday (11/02), with 604 blockages. Carnival Saturday (10/02) reached the mark of 523 deactivated numbers; on Tuesday (13/02), there were 508, and, finally, on Friday (09/02) during Carnival, with 382.
Safe Cell Phone
The Celular Seguro program was created to accelerate and ease the process of blocking cell phones and installing apps, such as banking, after robberies and thefts.
The program works through an application and a website and has a system similar to a “security button”. When activated, the device must be blocked within ten minutes by banking networks.
Each person registered with Celular Seguro will be able to appoint people they trust, who will be authorized to carry out the blocking if the holder has their cell phone robbed, stolen, or lost. It is also possible for the victim to block the device by accessing the website on a computer.
Source: O Globo
