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INE, Interior Ministry Advance Agreement for 'Proof of Life' Checks in Missing-Persons Cases

Authorities plan consultation-only queries to flag post-report registry activity as possible indications of life.

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Overview

  • Segob officials said a collaboration deal with the INE is being prepared to enable queries that detect activity in electoral records after a disappearance is reported.
  • The workflow described routes requests through Renapo or the National Search Commission platform, with the INE conducting checks and returning only whether movement exists, not personal data.
  • A separate first meeting between the INE and the federal Digital Transformation Agency lasted about 40 minutes and tasked the agency and the INE’s electoral registry directorate with studying technical viability.
  • The contemplated signals include address changes or voter ID replacements recorded after the disappearance date, which would be treated as potential indications of life, with security authorities expected to join later sessions.
  • INE noted it already operates 39 agreements with search commissions and prosecutors for biometric match checks and that any identity confirmation remains the responsibility of competent authorities.