Overview
- Article 91 Bis in the federal gazette designates the CURP as a mandatory national ID that must be requested for services, with fines of 10,000–20,000 UMAs for noncompliance.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum and the Interior Ministry maintain that giving biometric data is voluntary.
- The upgraded identifier captures fingerprints, iris scans, a full-face photo and an electronic signature, and its digital version is managed by the federal Digital Transformation and Telecommunications Agency.
- Digital rights group R3D cautions that a centralized, mass biometric database heightens privacy and cybersecurity risks for more than 130 million people.
- The INE confirms the voter credential remains necessary for elections, with a new card model planned for 2026.