Brazil's Electronic Voting Machine Turns 30 with Greater Accessibility and Reaffirmed Security
Brazil's electronic voting machine marks 30 years of use in Brazilian elections in 2026. Created to gradually replace paper ballots, it debuted in the 1996 municipal elections in 57 municipalities, reaching about 32.5 million voters, one-third of the electorate. By 2000, it was already being used nationwide. The idea of mechanizing voting is older: the 1932 Electoral Code already provided for…
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