99 Adds Unico Face Checks for Periodic Verification of 2.5 Million Drivers
Brazilian ride-hailing and delivery platform 99 has partnered with identity verification company Unico to use facial biometrics to validate the identities of…
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Brazil’s Anatel Makes Facial Biometric Checks Mandatory for Mobile Lines
Brazil’s telecommunications regulator, Anatel, has made facial biometric validation mandatory for registering and keeping mobile phone lines active. Under the…
Brazil Tests Contactless Palm Biometrics at Friendship Bridge Customs
Brazil’s Receita Federal has begun testing contactless palm biometrics for traveller authentication at the Friendship International Bridge customs facility in…
TEU Expands Face-Only Bus Boarding for Older Passengers in Southern Brazil
Passengers aged 65 and over can now use facial recognition instead of a physical fare card to pass through bus turnstiles on participating TEU services in the…
Brazil’s Justice Identity Program Reaches 911,000 People
Brazil’s National Council of Justice says its civil identification and documentation initiative has identified or added 911,000 people to the civil…
ID Tech Digest – September 4, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Didit Puts…
Didit Puts Unico’s Brazilian Identity Network Behind Its Self-Serve Checks
Didit has selected Unico IDCloud as the identity verification network behind its checks on Brazilian individuals, opening a route for small and medium-sized…
Brazil Sues Discord Over Age Verification Failures, a Day After Fining TikTok
Brazil has sued Discord for $97 million, saying the chat platform still shows flaws in the mechanisms it uses to check how old its users are. The public civil…
Brazilian Federal Police Upgrade Document-Examination Network With Regula
Brazil’s Federal Police are deploying Regula 4308 spectral comparators in Brasilia and Rio to examine forged ID documents and counterfeit banknotes.
Hopae Adds Biometric Verification for Brazil’s Digital Driver’s License
Digital identity infrastructure provider Hopae has added real-time verification of Brazil’s digital driver’s license, known as the CNH, to its Connect…