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| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Nov 14, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Law nº 15.263, which instituted the "Simplifed Language National Policy", prohibits all instances of government from using neutral-gender terms on official documents in the following terms: "Article 5º - The public administration shall obey simple language techniques in texts destinated to citizens, such as: [...] XI - not using, on portuguese language words, new gender and number declination forms which are contrary to the grammar norms, the Orthographic Vocabulary of the Portuguese Language (Volp) and the Orthographic Agreement of the Portuguese Language, enacted by the Decree nº 6,583, of September 29th, 2008." The law was sanctioned by president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and taken into effect by November 14th, 2025. Other Brazilian states and municipalities may apply specific restrictions, although some of them were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Federal Court. |
| Sources | https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2023-2026/2025/Lei/L15263.htm https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/End-of-gender-neutral-language%3B-Lula-approves-law-in-public-administration%3B-sima00/ |
Revision History (4)
edited by mineszilla. Multiple reports of incorrect status. Entry is overall ok but the status should maintain "varies by region" and not be set as federal law
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| Value | State-enforced | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | State-enforced | Varies by Region |
| Federal Law | Yes | No |
edited by palmtoptiger81. Phrase corrections
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| Description | Law nº 15.263, which instituted the "Simplifed Language National Policy", prohibits all instances of government from using neutral-gender terms on official documents in the following terms: "Article 5º - The public administration shall obey simple language techniques in texts destinated to citizens, such as: [...] XI - not using new gender and number declination forms on portuguese language words which are contrary to the grammar norms, the Orthographic Vocabulary of the Portuguese Language (Volp) and the Orthographic Agreement of the Portuguese Language, enacted by the Decree nº 6,583, of September 29th, 2008." The law was sanctioned by president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and taken into effect by November 14th, 2025. Other Brazilian states and municipalities may apply specific restrictions, although some of them were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Federal Court. | Law nº 15.263, which instituted the "Simplifed Language National Policy", prohibits all instances of government from using neutral-gender terms on official documents in the following terms: "Article 5º - The public administration shall obey simple language techniques in texts destinated to citizens, such as: [...] XI - not using, on portuguese language words, new gender and number declination forms which are contrary to the grammar norms, the Orthographic Vocabulary of the Portuguese Language (Volp) and the Orthographic Agreement of the Portuguese Language, enacted by the Decree nº 6,583, of September 29th, 2008." The law was sanctioned by president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and taken into effect by November 14th, 2025. Other Brazilian states and municipalities may apply specific restrictions, although some of them were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Federal Court. |
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Reports (2)
- Note field is incorrect "The law is only based on the official and formal language usage by the government. It's not based on sexuality and gender identity, and neutral language can be used outside government/official documents.
https://www2.camara.leg.br/legin/fed/lei/2025/lei-15263-14-novembro-2025-798293-publicacaooriginal-177011-pl.html"
- Note field is incorrect "The refusal to use gender-neutral terms is not enough to call it 'censorship'.
https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/nova-lei-proibe-uso-de-todes-e-linguagem-neutra-no-governo-afch/"
edited by palmtoptiger81. Added more information and sources
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| Description | Law nº 15.263, of November 14th, 2025, which instituted the "Simplifed Language National Policy", prohibits all instances of government from using neutral-gender terms on official documents. Other Brazilian states and municipalities may apply specific restrictions, although some of them were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Federal Court. | Law nº 15.263, which instituted the "Simplifed Language National Policy", prohibits all instances of government from using neutral-gender terms on official documents in the following terms: "Article 5º - The public administration shall obey simple language techniques in texts destinated to citizens, such as: [...] XI - not using new gender and number declination forms on portuguese language words which are contrary to the grammar norms, the Orthographic Vocabulary of the Portuguese Language (Volp) and the Orthographic Agreement of the Portuguese Language, enacted by the Decree nº 6,583, of September 29th, 2008." The law was sanctioned by president Luís Inácio Lula da Silva and taken into effect by November 14th, 2025. Other Brazilian states and municipalities may apply specific restrictions, although some of them were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Federal Court. |
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| Sources | https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2023-2026/2025/Lei/L15263.htm | https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2023-2026/2025/Lei/L15263.htm https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/End-of-gender-neutral-language%3B-Lula-approves-law-in-public-administration%3B-sima00/ |
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created by palmtoptiger81
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | State-enforced |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Nov 14, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Law nº 15.263, of November 14th, 2025, which instituted the "Simplifed Language National Policy", prohibits all instances of government from using neutral-gender terms on official documents. Other Brazilian states and municipalities may apply specific restrictions, although some of them were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Federal Court. |
| Sources | https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2023-2026/2025/Lei/L15263.htm |