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| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Description | Until 2020, there was no legal recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Brazil. |
| Sources | https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/radioagencia-nacional/direitos-humanos/audio/2020-09/justica-do-rj-reconhece-direito-de-pessoa-nao-binaria-mudar-documentos |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. My bad. Rio was first.
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| End Date | Jul 22, 2021 | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Description | Until 2021, there was no legal recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Brazil. | Until 2020, there was no legal recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Brazil. |
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| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/pi/piaui/noticia/2021/07/23/pela-primeira-vez-justica-piauiense-concede-registro-de-pessoa-nao-binaria-a-jovem.ghtml | https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/radioagencia-nacional/direitos-humanos/audio/2020-09/justica-do-rj-reconhece-direito-de-pessoa-nao-binaria-mudar-documentos |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing description and replacing source.
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| Description | No legal recognition of non-binary gender. | Until 2021, there was no legal recognition provided to nonbinary or intersex people in Brazil. |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/third-gender-legally-recognized | https://g1.globo.com/pi/piaui/noticia/2021/07/23/pela-primeira-vez-justica-piauiense-concede-registro-de-pessoa-nao-binaria-a-jovem.ghtml |
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| Value | Intersex only | Not legally recognized |
| Start Date | Sep 12, 2021 | (unknown) |
| End Date | Oct 14, 2021 | Jul 22, 2021 |
| Description | Children born with no gender defined as male or female, in a condition known as Sex Differentiation Anomaly, – also know as intersex – may be registered with the “unknown” gender on the birth certificate. And also perform, at any time, the option of assigning sex at any Civil Registry Office, without the need for judicial authorization, proof of sexual surgery and hormonal treatment or presentation of a medical or psychological report. | No legal recognition of non-binary gender. |
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| Sources | https://www.cnj.jus.br/novas-regras-permitem-registrar-criancas-com-o-sexo-ignorado-na-dnv/ https://atos.cnj.jus.br/atos/detalhar/4066 | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/third-gender-legally-recognized |
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| End Date | (none) | Oct 14, 2021 |
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| Status | Intersex only |
| Start Date | Sep 12, 2021 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Children born with no gender defined as male or female, in a condition known as Sex Differentiation Anomaly, – also know as intersex – may be registered with the “unknown” gender on the birth certificate. And also perform, at any time, the option of assigning sex at any Civil Registry Office, without the need for judicial authorization, proof of sexual surgery and hormonal treatment or presentation of a medical or psychological report. |
| Sources | https://www.cnj.jus.br/novas-regras-permitem-registrar-criancas-com-o-sexo-ignorado-na-dnv/ https://atos.cnj.jus.br/atos/detalhar/4066 |
Reports (3)
- Newer law has been passed "you now can change to non binary the same as you can change to any gender, anyone can do it not only intersex"
- Status is not correct "Late 2021 its was recognized that in legal gender change its possible to change to non binary nationwide (https://www.anoregsp.org.br/noticias/75121/strongartigo-a-alteracao-do-genero-e-nome-da-pessoa-transgenerostrong)"
- Other