In Brazil, All Vehicles Must Have Radio IDs By 2014 161
morcego writes "Brazil's National Traffic Council (CNT) published Friday a resolution that institutes the National System of Automatic Vehicle Identification (Siniav). According to the Q&A published (Google translation from Portuguese), only 'visible and public' information will be available (vehicle year or fabrication, make, model, combustible, engine power and license plate number), without any personal information about the owner or registration data. This system will be mandatory for all vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc) and should cost vehicle owners approximately R$5 (less than US$3)."
Re:for what purpose? (Score:4, Funny)
This is a government project we're talking about here. Don't expect them to hand you the lube.
Re:certainly much simpler than (Score:5, Funny)
Why yes, I'm all for more efficient methods for re-creating Brazil [imdb.com].
FTFY