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SCP-7398 Unknown ~ medium confidence
SCP-7398
Expected annual
$6.2M
One-time setup
$2.7M
Annual recurring
$5.4M
Personnel
28
Upfront one-time setup is roughly $2.65M driven by AI development, vehicles/equipment, quarantine and forensic lab setup; ongoing annual operations are ~ $5.39M driven by staff wages, owner compensation/PR, transport/storage and incident response.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $2.7M
Contingency Set Aside $1.2M
[#27] One-time contingency/reserve for anomalous escalation or rapid capability expansion (#27).
Ai System Development $425K
[#1] Development of Portuguese-language Foundation AI monitoring and automated takedown system (dev, NLP models, integration, QA) (#1).
Equipment $395K
[#4, #13, #6] MTF response vehicles & field equipment (#4), animal capture kits (#13), initial mobile amnestic team kits (#6).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $250K
[#17] Mobile forensics/reverse-engineering lab hardware, secure imaging tools and CCTV/video analysis capability (#17).
Facilities $232K
[#9, #14] Impound yard fit-out and towing retainer (#9) and capybara quarantine/housing + basic enclosure & quarantine lab bench (#14).
Cover Story Launch $60K
[#11] One-time cost to design and launch the "Lambda-5 Safety Recall" cover story (call center setup, PR materials) (#11).
Language Training Setup $20K
[#24] Initial Portuguese-language / cultural / legal training setup for foreign staff (#24).
Decommissioning Policy Setup $20K
[#28] One-time policy/legal setup costs for vehicle/animal decommissioning procedures (#28).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $5.4M/yr
Staff Wages $1.8M/yr
[#3, #7, #15, #16, #18] Salaries and benefits for MTF Pi-1 São Paulo standing force (#3), retained/contract medical staff (#7), animal care staff (#15), research staff/ethologists/engineers (#16) and ongoing cyber/reverse-engineering analysts (#18).
Cover Story And Legal $993K/yr
[#12, #20, #26] Ongoing owner compensation/repairs/buyouts under the "Safety Recall" (#12), legal cover-up / PR / retainers (#20), and maintenance of false-flag public infrastructure (domains/hotlines) (#26).
Amnestic Incident Operations $600K/yr
[#8] Per-incident operational costs for dispatches, amnestic administration, on-site monitoring and paperwork; assumes substantial incident volume (#8).
Logistics And Transport $510K/yr
[#5, #10, #23] Vehicle maintenance & fuel for city ops (#5), vehicle storage/processing & per-vehicle operational costs (#10), and transport logistics for moving confiscated vehicles (#23).
Animal Care And Housing $438K/yr
[#15, #14] Ongoing feed, water, utilities and non-staff care costs for ~20 capybaras on average (daily feed/water, habitat upkeep); staff wages already in staff_wages (#15, #14).
Research And Monitoring $396K/yr
[#2, #16, #22] Ongoing AI/cloud compute and model retraining and platform takedown fees (#2), non-salary research costs for controlled tests/instrumentation (#16), and secure data/video retention/archiving (#22).
Incident Emergency Reserve $275K/yr
[#21] Annual allocation to an emergency medical/liability reserve for accidents and payouts to avoid investigations (#21).
Supplies And Consumables $201K/yr
[#6, #13, #25] Ongoing amnestic consumables per administration and capture consumables (#6, #13) and field PPE/consumables restock (#25).
Coordination And Liaison $150K/yr
[#19] Annual retainers / covert payments and contract liaison costs with GOI-1430, ride-share companies, and local authorities (#19).
Decommissioning And Disposal Per Event $20K/yr
[#28] Annual estimate for occasional vehicle/animal disposal events and associated paperwork (per-event disposal costs) (#28).
Language Training Refreshers $3K/yr
[#24] Annual refreshers for Portuguese-language and legal briefings for agents and translators (#24).
Facilities Maintenance $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $5.4M/yr
75.0% probability / year
Normal operational year with ongoing monitoring, MTF rotations, routine seizures and maintenance at assumed steady incident rate used in recurring budget.
steady_incident_flow no_public_exposure
🚨 Moderate Spike $7.8M/yr
20.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Sustained spike to high incident volume (e.g., ~100 incidents/month) that increases per-incident costs, owner compensation, transport and staff overtime.
increased_manifestations higher_impound_throughput increased_owner_compensation
🚨 Major Breach $11.4M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$6.0M vs baseline
Public exposure or mass-incident year with large accidents, legal inquiries, mass payouts and emergency facility upgrades.
public_exposure mass_accidents legal_enforcement_action
👥 Personnel 28 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent 12 [#3] 24/7 São Paulo standing force (3 shifts) for alerts, field response and seizures.
Research Scientist 4 [#16] Ethologists, engineers and research staff for behavior studies and controlled tests; staff costs included in staff_wages.
Cybersecurity Analyst / Reverse Engineer 3 [#18] Portuguese-language mobile security analysts and reverse engineers; staff costs included in staff_wages.
Medical Officer 3 [#7] Contract physicians/nurses on retainer and on-call for amnestic administration and adverse reactions; costs included in staff_wages.
Animal Care Technician 3 [#15] Technicians responsible for daily capybara care and enclosure maintenance; costs included in staff_wages.
Administrative Staff 2 [#19, #20] Admin/liaison support for coordination, legal paperwork and cover-story logistics; costs included in staff_wages and coordination budgets.
Site Director / Executive Staff 1 [] Oversight/management of local operations and external coordination; salary included in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Reasonable granularity in analyst notes but large uncertainty remains around incident frequency and escalation pathways (primary cost drivers). Estimates use midpoints and assumed incident rates; a different incident-rate assumption would materially change recurring totals.
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