National DNA Database, Technical Scientific Directory, Federal Police, SPO Quadra 07 Lote 23, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Directorate of Criminalistics and Forensic Studies, Head of Forensic Genetic Division, Argentine National Gendarmerie, Argentine Antarctica 1480, Capital Federal, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Forensic Sci Int. 2020 Nov;316:110540. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110540. Epub 2020 Oct 9.
The Iberoamerican Working Group on DNA Analysis (GITAD) as part of the Iberoamerican Academy of Criminalistics and Forensic Studies (AICEF), which has existed since 1998, has several working commissions in its structure in order to carry out actions in its specific areas of activity. Among them is the Database Commission, which has been monitoring the development of DNA databases in Latin America, Portugal and Spain. The members of this commission produced a questionnaire and submitted it to the institutions that integrate or collaborate with GITAD in order to obtain an overview of the DNA databases in these countries. Among the representatives of the 15 countries that responded to the survey, 13 have some kind of database - criminal or related to the search for missing persons. However, 11 reported that they have some kind of legal norm. That is, there are countries that do not have legislation but that have already implemented their DNA databases. In addition, an investigation was carried out on local legislation to complement the information presented by the representatives of said institutions. After analyzing the results, it was possible to observe a large movement in Latin America that points to the advancement of DNA databases and their use both in the search for missing persons and for criminal investigation purposes. However, the scenario is still heterogeneous and articles like this can support different countries in making decisions about the development of these tools.
伊比利亚美洲 DNA 分析工作组（GITAD）作为成立于 1998 年的伊比利亚美洲犯罪学和法医学学院（AICEF）的一部分，其结构中有几个工作组委员会，以便在其特定活动领域开展行动。其中包括数据库委员会，该委员会一直在监测拉丁美洲、葡萄牙和西班牙的 DNA 数据库的发展。该委员会的成员制作了一份问卷，并提交给了参与或合作的机构，以了解这些国家的 DNA 数据库的概况。在对调查作出回应的 15 个国家的代表中，有 13 个国家拥有某种类型的数据库 - 刑事数据库或与寻找失踪人员有关的数据库。然而，有 11 个国家报告说他们有某种法律规范。也就是说，有些国家没有立法，但已经实施了他们的 DNA 数据库。此外，还对地方立法进行了调查，以补充上述机构代表提供的信息。在分析了结果之后，人们可以观察到拉丁美洲有一个很大的动向，即 DNA 数据库及其在寻找失踪人员和刑事调查方面的使用都在不断发展。然而，这种情况仍然存在差异，这类文章可以为不同的国家在开发这些工具方面的决策提供支持。
