Overview

• Senate and Chamber of Deputies have approved transforming the CURP into a mandatory ID incorporating fingerprints, iris scans and facial images.
• A pilot enrollment in Veracruz is already underway as authorities await the presidential signature and Official Gazette publication.
• Once published, the decree will take effect after 90 days and the biometric CURP will become the universal form of identification for all public and private transactions.
• Civil society groups and experts warn that storing irrevocable biometric data poses significant privacy and security risks.
• Collectives and analysts say the new ID is unlikely to aid in finding long-term missing persons and may supplant the INE voter credential without clear transition plans.