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| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | Legal recognition of non-binary gender |
| Status | Recognized |
| Start Date | May 9, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On May 9, 2025, the Superior Court of Justice authorized the change in civil registration to include the neutral gender. Unanimously, the ministers decided that there is no legal reason to distinguish binary transgender people from non-binary ones. |
| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2025/05/07/em-decisao-inedita-stj-autoriza-alteracao-em-registro-civil-para-genero-neutro.ghtml https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/politica/2025/05/7139255-stj-autoriza-alteracao-em-registro-para-genero-neutro-decisao-e-inedita.html |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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deleted by Unknownmiles. The case and ruling only applied to that one person
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| Status | Recognized |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | On May 9, 2025, the Superior Court of Justice authorized the change in civil registration to include the neutral gender. Unanimously, the ministers decided that there is no legal reason to distinguish binary transgender people from non-binary ones. |
| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2025/05/07/em-decisao-inedita-stj-autoriza-alteracao-em-registro-civil-para-genero-neutro.ghtml https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/politica/2025/05/7139255-stj-autoriza-alteracao-em-registro-para-genero-neutro-decisao-e-inedita.html |