Brazil votes on biometrics

Brazil votes on biometrics
Security Document World (press release)

Brazil votes on biometrics

08 September 2009

Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE) has selected Suprema’s RealScan-D live scanner for nationwide biometric voter registration.

The RealScan-D live scanner is a portable, USB-powered device designed for bundling with mobile jump-kits when used at voter registration and voting sites.

Suprema says TSE’s voter biometric identification programme aims to protect citizen’s voting rights by preventing any possible frauds.

According to TSE, the Brazilian government aims to implement biometric voting system to all states to enhance its consolidation of citizens’ rights.

“We are very proud of the order from TSE as it is the world’s largest fingerprint registration system for voting,” says Ismael Akiyama, CEO at Akiyama Technologia, Suprema’s local partner in Brazil.

Suprema has also recently won government projects in Slovenia, Japan and Mexico for criminal and public ID applications.

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Comments

[Access control system chennai]

Biometric system is a very fine security system...

Roshid Rushend

[Michael Mongold]

Thanks, I couldn't agree more. Of course some forms are better for identification rather than authentication (facial recognition vs fingerprint or vein, for example). Still , when used with another factor of authentication such as a smart card, it can't be beat.