Government of Brazil
Incidents involved as Deployer
Incident 10464 Rapports
Brazil's Social Security AI Tool Is Allegedly Rejecting Complex Claims Improperly
2025-04-24
Brazil’s AI-powered Meu INSS app allegedly misclassified a retirement claim filed by Josélia de Brito, a former sugarcane worker, by purportedly recording her as male. De Brito reportedly suffers from multiple chronic illnesses and faced repeated denials of social benefits due to minor filing errors. Analysts cited in the reporting suggest the system's design may disadvantage rural and digitally excluded users.
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Purportedly AI-Assisted Hospital-Bed Prioritization Allegedly Delayed Intensive Care Before a Patient's Death in Minas Gerais, Brazil
2026-06-06
The family of a 32-year-old patient in Minas Gerais, Brazil, alleged that Core-MG, an AI-assisted hospital-bed allocation system, understated her condition and delayed intensive care. Her sister said the severity score impeded reprioritization. The patient died hours after transfer. The state health department denied a system failure in her case and said physicians assessed patients according to clinical need and bed availability.
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