Vulnerabilidade da urna eletrônica : mecanismos de segurança e transparência para garantia da lisura no processo de votação

Abstract

Because of the recurrence of the theme about reliability in the electoral process and the need to implement the printed vote, research is carried out on the security and transparency of the electronic voting system through electronic voting machines, in order to elucidate the role of the Superior Court Electoral to guarantee safe voting, through audits, public security tests and application of legislation pertaining to the use of electronic voting machines. Therefore, it is necessary to address the history of voting in Brazil, from the Imperial period to the present day, with its nuances and constant legislative and customary changes regarding the exercise of voting. Next, it will be checked how the introduction of the electronic voting machine in Brazil took place, as well as its reasons. Afterwards, list the mechanisms implemented by the Electoral Court to guarantee security in the voting process, and debate certain falsely spread beliefs about the electronic ballot box; analyze transparency in voting by electronic voting machines. Also, discuss the decisions of the Supreme Court regarding the application of the printed vote. Then, a research with a qualitative approach and carried out with bibliographic methods is carried out, and it is classified as applied as to the object, descriptive and explanatory, as to the objectives, with analysis in the constant literature about safety, transparency and audits of Electronic Voting Machines Brazilian elections, as well as the Brazilian electoral history, together with the applied legislation. In conclusion, it imposes the observation that the Brazilian electronic voting system is safe and transparent, while maintaining the confidentiality of votes, in view of the procedures presided over by the Electoral Court, in constant evolution.