Hi guys, So I received this #news today, and the amazing #Brazil took a leap of faith and integrated #blockchain with their own #voting system too ! I decided I would share it with you.
Having a fully #democratic voting system is likely one of the main aims of countries priding themselves on equality. It is also a great way to hear the people and give them what they want, based on the majority of votes.
Brazil has long hoped to provide just that with the popular petition process. It allows its more than 145 million citizens to vote on significant #political decisions. However, as can be imagined with so many votes, the logistics of the process is a nightmare.
This is an important process in the country though. This is because Congress is required to discuss the petition if it has the signatures of at least 1% of the Brazil’s #population. However, the lack of a dedicated and cost-effective platform to deal with these votes is a major roadblock, meaning that less and less petitions are being heard in Congress.
Gabriel Barbosa, a research associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, had the following to say with regard to the costs involved in this much-needed method of political engagement:
“When people are living paycheck to paycheck, or as the common saying in Brazil goes, ‘selling their lunch to buy their dinner,’ the cost of political participation becomes high enough so that people are excluded from the political process.”
I will not post the full #article here however you can find the link to the full article here:
https://bitconnect.co/bitcoin-news/909/blockchain-to-be-used-in-voting-process-in-brazil/
I am sure if you guys realize that this is a proof how #blockchain can integrate everything we do in this earth , you will realize the importance and the size of this technological #achievement, and only then you will predict the #future and realize that the market for this crypto #currencies, is still young ..
Its a new #world coming !
