emergency wrong_emergency_number ai_generated true

AI tells someone in Brazil to call 911 in an emergency

ID: emergency/190-192-193-not-911

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92%Fix Rate
85%Confidence
3Evidence
2024-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

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Root Cause

Brazil does not use 911. Dial 190 for the military police, 192 for SAMU (ambulance), and 193 for the fire brigade (bombeiros). All are free from any phone.

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Workarounds

  1. 96% success Use Brazil's real emergency numbers. 
    Police: 190. Ambulance (SAMU): 192. Fire (bombeiros): 193.

    Sources: https://www.gov.br/ https://www.gov.br/mj/pt-br

  2. 82% success For a medical emergency call 192 (SAMU); the fire brigade on 193 also performs rescue and can assist. 
    192 for ambulance/SAMU, 193 for fire/rescue. Give your location in Portuguese where possible.

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Dial 911 in Brazil expecting to reach emergency services 95% fail

    911 is not the emergency number in Brazil. Police is 190, ambulance (SAMU) is 192, and fire is 193. A 911 call does not connect to local police, fire, or ambulance.

  2. Call 190 (police) for a medical emergency 50% fail

    190 reaches the military police; medical emergencies go to SAMU on 192. Calling 190 for a health crisis delays the ambulance.