Current Version
| 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 |
Revision History (2)
edited by lucasvalentim. Recent changes and grammar correction.
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1 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Start Date | Jan 1, 2025 | May 9, 2025 |
created by lucasvalentim
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1 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| 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 |