Current Version
| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Civil unions |
| Start Date | May 5, 2011 |
| End Date | May 14, 2013 |
| Description | Although the first formal legal recognition of a civil union took place in 2004 (See first source), the Supreme Court did not rule in favor of civil unions throughout the country until May 5, 2011. |
| Sources | http://www.jornalcomunicacao.ufpr.br/materia-7987.html http://noticias.r7.com/brasil/noticias/supremo-tribunal-federal-reconhece-uniao-estavel-gay-20110506.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22534552 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2011/0506/Brazil-becomes-largest-nation-yet-to-legalize-civil-unions http://g1.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2013/06/231-casamentos-gays-foram-feitos-apos-decisao-do-cnj-diz-associacao.html http://www.ambito-juridico.com.br/site/index.php?n_link=revista_artigos_leitura&artigo_id=9930 http://www.ambito-juridico.com.br/site/index.php?n_link=revista_artigos_leitura&artigo_id=2842 |
Revision History (2)
Revision by imullin01
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2013-05-13 | 2011-05-05 |
| Note | Although the first formal legal recognition of a civil union took place in 2004 (See first source), the Supreme Court did not rule in favor of civil unions throughout the country until May 5, 2011. | |
| Sources | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22534552 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2011/0506/Brazil-becomes-largest-nation-yet-to-legalize-civil-unions http://g1.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2013/06/231-casamentos-gays-foram-feitos-apos-decisao-do-cnj-diz-associacao.html http://www.ambito-juridico.com.br/site/index.php?n_link=revista_artigos_leitura&artigo_id=9930 http://www.ambito-juridico.com.br/site/index.php?n_link=revista_artigos_leitura&artigo_id=2842 | http://www.jornalcomunicacao.ufpr.br/materia-7987.html http://noticias.r7.com/brasil/noticias/supremo-tribunal-federal-reconhece-uniao-estavel-gay-20110506.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-22534552 http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2011/0506/Brazil-becomes-largest-nation-yet-to-legalize-civil-unions http://g1.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2013/06/231-casamentos-gays-foram-feitos-apos-decisao-do-cnj-diz-associacao.html http://www.ambito-juridico.com.br/site/index.php?n_link=revista_artigos_leitura&artigo_id=9930 http://www.ambito-juridico.com.br/site/index.php?n_link=revista_artigos_leitura&artigo_id=2842 |
Revision by vviet93
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2013-05-14 | 2013-05-13 |
| End Date | 9999-12-12 | 2013-05-14 |
Reports (1)
- Other information is incorrect "The resolution of may 14 convert all gay civil unions into marriage, so it's legal. Just to correct it."