# Brazil’s rapid election count puts spotlight on voting security ahead of US midterms

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brazils-rapid-election-count-puts-spotlight-on-voting-security-ahead-of-us-midterms/
- Published: 2026-10-23T19:49:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T20:38:55+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/world/brazils-rapid-election-count-puts-spotlight-voting-security-ahead-us-midterms
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Brazil counted about 125 million votes in under four hours.
- Voting machines remain offline and produce local tallies.
- The system is drawing attention ahead of US midterms.

## Summary

Brazil counted about 125 million votes in under four hours, using a long-established electronic system that could inform debate over election security ahead of the US midterms. The process combines biometric voter checks with machines that are disconnected from the internet, and has faced renewed scrutiny because it uses some paperless voting machines.

Nearly 9 in 10 voters verify their identity with a fingerprint, and all 499,248 machines used in the election operated offline. Their software was open to review for 11 months, while a public test involving 149 outsiders found no way to alter results or reveal votes; each polling station also prints a tally for public comparison with the national count. The electoral court says there has been no proven fraud since the machines were introduced in 1996, though critics of paperless voting argue that printed ballots would provide a stronger audit trail.

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