Overview
- The INE’s Federal Register of Voters Commission approved a draft to add voluntary fields for self‑perceived gender and indigenous self‑identification to the voter credential.
- Officials said no one will be required to provide the new data and the fields are strictly declarative, with INPI noting they do not grant access to affirmative actions or social programs.
- The gender field is expected to use the codes M, H or NB and be accessible via the credential’s QR code, according to the commission’s discussion.
- Proposals to add a disability marker, an organ‑donor legend and Braille were rejected due to health‑sector jurisdiction, lack of national certification and material or space limits on the card.
- The commission also approved reinforcing the QR code with high‑security cryptography, including HSM‑generated keys and schemes up to 8,192 bits, enabling offline authenticity checks, and will send the draft to the INE General Council for review.