Current Version
| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 1988 |
| End Date | Nov 4, 2001 |
| Description | The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 criminalizes any form of discrimination based on ethnicity, race, sex, color and age, but it does not include sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Sources | https://www.tjdft.jus.br/institucional/imprensa/campanhas-e-produtos/direito-facil/edicao-semanal/lei-do-racismo https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/lei/1989/lei-7716-5-janeiro-1989-356354-publicacaooriginal-1-pl.html |
Revision History (3)
Revision by Sky. Correction of information.
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Illegal in some contexts | No protections |
| End Date | Aug 21, 2001 | Nov 4, 2001 |
| Description | Law 7.716/1989 criminalizes any form of discrimination based on ethnicity, race, sex, color and age, but does not clearly mention sexual orientation or gender identity. | The Brazilian Constitution of 1988 criminalizes any form of discrimination based on ethnicity, race, sex, color and age, but it does not include sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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Revision by Sky. Correction of date, description and sources.
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | (NONE) | Oct 5, 1988 |
| End Date | Oct 4, 1988 | Aug 21, 2001 |
Revision by Sky. Correction of dates and description and addition of sources.
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | Oct 5, 1988 | (NONE) |
| End Date | Jul 1, 2018 | Oct 4, 1988 |
| Description | Missing housing discrimination protections since 2011. | Law 7.716/1989 criminalizes any form of discrimination based on ethnicity, race, sex, color and age, but does not clearly mention sexual orientation or gender identity. |
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| Sources | https://www.tjdft.jus.br/institucional/imprensa/campanhas-e-produtos/direito-facil/edicao-semanal/lei-do-racismo https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/lei/1989/lei-7716-5-janeiro-1989-356354-publicacaooriginal-1-pl.html | |
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