Current Version
| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | LGBT discrimination |
| Status | Illegal |
| Start Date | Jun 13, 2019 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | The Supreme Federal Court criminalised LGBT discrimination nationwide, and now, according to the new law, it is considered a "crime of racism". |
| Sources | https://www.bbc.com/portuguese/brasil-47206924 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-homophobia/brazil-supreme-court-rules-homophobia-a-crime-idUSKCN1TF02N |
Reports (1)
- Note field is incorrect "is it considered as bad as racism, not a crime of racism"
Revision History (2)
Revision by chae
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| End Date | 2020-01-01 | 9999-12-12 |
| End Date Unknown | month |
Revision by joaoanjos
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| Note | The Supreme Federal Court criminalised LGBT discrimination nationwide, and now, according to the law and its interpretation, it is considered a "crime of racism". | The Supreme Federal Court criminalised LGBT discrimination nationwide, and now, according to the new law, it is considered a "crime of racism". |
Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "It’s not a new law, it’s a Supreme Court ruling that extended the legal protections conferred to racism to crimes of homophobia. The court understood that the legislative branch was running late on its constitutional obligation to legislate on homophobia and, meanwhile, extended to it the legal protections reserved to racism. So far, the ruling has not been overturned nor has the legislative approved any laws on the matter, so the ruling is still in full force."