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| Region | Amazonas |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| End Date | Dec 12, 2024 |
| Description | In October 2023, the Amazonas Legislative Assembly passed Law 6469 which prohibited children from participating in Pride Parades, with a penalty of a fine. This is despite the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that censorship of LGBTIQ+ issues in schools was unconstitutional. The law would later be amended to remove the mention in December 2024. |
| Sources | https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/sexualorientation/cfi-report-hrc-56-49/subm-ahrc5649-protection-against-sta-brazil-input-1.pdf https://sapl.al.am.leg.br/media/sapl/public/normajuridica/2023/12718/6469.pdf https://agenciacenarium.com.br/amazonas-lawmakers-amend-anti-lgbt-law-after-activist-pressure/?lang=en https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/19/supreme-court-strikes-down-bigotry-brazils-schools |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the status.
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| Value | Fine as punishment | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Fine as punishment | Ambiguous |
| Description | In October 2023, the Amazonas Legislative Assembly passed Law 6469 which prohibited children from participating in Pride Parades, with a penalty of a fine. The law’s constitutionality has been challenged by the federal government since 2024. The law would later be amended to remove the mention in December 2024. | In October 2023, the Amazonas Legislative Assembly passed Law 6469 which prohibited children from participating in Pride Parades, with a penalty of a fine. This is despite the 2020 Supreme Court ruling that censorship of LGBTIQ+ issues in schools was unconstitutional. The law would later be amended to remove the mention in December 2024. |
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| Sources | https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/sexualorientation/cfi-report-hrc-56-49/subm-ahrc5649-protection-against-sta-brazil-input-1.pdf https://sapl.al.am.leg.br/media/sapl/public/normajuridica/2023/12718/6469.pdf https://agenciacenarium.com.br/amazonas-lawmakers-amend-anti-lgbt-law-after-activist-pressure/?lang=en | https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/sexualorientation/cfi-report-hrc-56-49/subm-ahrc5649-protection-against-sta-brazil-input-1.pdf https://sapl.al.am.leg.br/media/sapl/public/normajuridica/2023/12718/6469.pdf https://agenciacenarium.com.br/amazonas-lawmakers-amend-anti-lgbt-law-after-activist-pressure/?lang=en https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/19/supreme-court-strikes-down-bigotry-brazils-schools |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. No longer active.
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| End Date | (none) | Dec 12, 2024 |
| Description | In October 2023, the Amazonas Legislative Assembly passed Law 6469 which prohibited children from participating in Pride Parades, with a penalty of a fine. The law’s constitutionality has been challenged by the federal government since 2024. | In October 2023, the Amazonas Legislative Assembly passed Law 6469 which prohibited children from participating in Pride Parades, with a penalty of a fine. The law’s constitutionality has been challenged by the federal government since 2024. The law would later be amended to remove the mention in December 2024. |
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| Sources | https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/sexualorientation/cfi-report-hrc-56-49/subm-ahrc5649-protection-against-sta-brazil-input-1.pdf https://sapl.al.am.leg.br/media/sapl/public/normajuridica/2023/12718/6469.pdf | https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/sexualorientation/cfi-report-hrc-56-49/subm-ahrc5649-protection-against-sta-brazil-input-1.pdf https://sapl.al.am.leg.br/media/sapl/public/normajuridica/2023/12718/6469.pdf https://agenciacenarium.com.br/amazonas-lawmakers-amend-anti-lgbt-law-after-activist-pressure/?lang=en |
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created by DaisyGeekyTrans
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| Status | Fine as punishment |
| Start Date | Oct 10, 2023 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In October 2023, the Amazonas Legislative Assembly passed Law 6469 which prohibited children from participating in Pride Parades, with a penalty of a fine. The law’s constitutionality has been challenged by the federal government since 2024. |
| Sources | https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/issues/sexualorientation/cfi-report-hrc-56-49/subm-ahrc5649-protection-against-sta-brazil-input-1.pdf https://sapl.al.am.leg.br/media/sapl/public/normajuridica/2023/12718/6469.pdf |