From R$ 3.73 billion in 2002 to R$ 7.95 billion in 2014. That was the jump in the volume of resources invested by the federal government in public safety. But the distance between the new security policy implemented by Lula and Dilma and the old one imposed by previous governments goes far beyond the total investment. Lula and Dilma changed the focus, acting not only on repression but also in crime prevention.

The differences between the two models become clear, for example, through the performance of the Federal Police. Before, besides having been minimally and poorly equipped, the PF was prevented from acting in situations involving allies of the opposition government. Under Lula and Dilma, the Federal Police received better funding, equipment and autonomy. Other significant differences: implementation of the security concept respecting citizenship and government action in favor of the most vulnerable populations, especially young people on the peripheries of large urban areas.