Amparo against the biometric CURP: suspension must weigh surveillance risks
Provisional suspension in indirect amparo. When ruling on it against article 91 Bis of the General Population Law, it must be considered that the negative repercussions of biometrics worsen seriously under the current economic model of surveillance capitalism.
Official heading (Spanish): SUSPENSIÓN PROVISIONAL EN AMPARO INDIRECTO. AL PROVEER SOBRE SU CONCESIÓN CONTRA EL ARTÍCULO 91 BIS DE LA LEY GENERAL DE POBLACIÓN, SE DEBE CONSIDERAR QUE LAS REPERCUSIONES NEGATIVAS DE LA BIOMETRÍA EMPEORAN GRAVEMENTE EN EL MODELO ECONÓMICO ACTUAL DEL CAPITALISMO DE VIGILANCIA.
The ruling
Ruling on the authority's appeal against a provisional suspension granted in an amparo against article 91 Bis of the General Population Law, the Collegiate Circuit Court held that, when deciding on the measure, courts must verify the likelihood of success and consider that the negative impacts of biometrics are aggravated under an economic model of surveillance capitalism.
Our take
For anyone seeking to challenge the biometric CURP, the ruling supports a provisional suspension: the analysis cannot be merely formal and must weigh the risks of mass biometric processing. It does not say, however, that a suspension is always available; likelihood of success is still required. For companies, the immediate effect is limited unless their processes rely on validating identity with the new CURP. The issue is worth tracking: if suspensions multiply, customer and employee identification schemes may have to coexist with different regimes.
What to do
- Identify internal processes that depend on the biometric CURP to validate identity.
- Keep alternative identification methods in place while pending amparos are resolved.
- Follow merits rulings on article 91 Bis before adjusting internal processes.
Details
- Court
- Collegiate Circuit Court
- Type
- Isolated precedent
- Identifier
- I.20o.A.58 A (12a.)
- Digital registry
- 2032354
- Published
- June 26, 2026
- Area
- Amparo and constitutional
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Prepared by Artegia for information only; not legal advice. Headings in English are unofficial translations. The official text is the one published in the Semanario Judicial de la Federación or the TFJA journal.