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Suprema providing biometric solution to Brazil

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Suprema, a developer of biometric systems, has been tapped to provide the Brazilian government with a fingerprint solution. The solution comes as part of an overhaul of the country’s voting and voter registration systems.

The decision to utilize the RealScan-D fingerprint scanners from Suprema was made by the Brazilian Superior Electoral Court. Officials from the country are hopeful that the new system will streamline voting procedures while also preventing fraud and consolidating the rights of their citizens. [end] 

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