In 2011, the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples should be allowed to get married. But because marriage equality in Brazil is based on the Supreme Court decision and it’s not enshrined in our law, our rights are at risk!
Lawmakers are currently discussing a bill that would make marriage equality officially the law of the land in Brazil. But at the same time, the far-right is attacking our rights and has managed to approve a motion that says NO to marriage equality.
However, we are making progress! In November 2024, the campaign to protect marriage equality saw its first victory. The Human Rights Commission, under the rapporteur Erika Hilton, said YES to enshrining equal marriage into Brazilian law.
But the fight is not over yet! Now the bill goes to the Constitution and Justice Committee, where we will keep up the pressure.
It’s time to raise our voices and demand that Congress SAYS YES to marriage equality in Brazil and votes in favor of LGBT+ couples and families.
In the National Congress, Deputy Clodovil Hernandes proposed bill No. 580/2007 to allow same-sex couples to form unions through a civil contract.
In the following years, other bills were appended, some against and others in favor of marriage equality:
Two bills discriminate against same-sex families and aim to prevent LGBT+ couples from being recognized as family entities, marrying, or having civil unions.
Two bills enshrine marriage equality in law and recognize the legal-family status of same-sex unions.
In a far-right maneuver, the Family Commission in the National Congress rejected the proposal favorable to marriage equality, and approved a substitute text to end same-sex marriage in Brazil.
We've had our first victory!
The Human Rights Commission approved Congresswoman Erika Hilton's opinion in favor of the Marriage Equality Bill.
Today: The bill goes to the Constitution and Justice Commission and YOU can take action to pressure the commission to say YES to marriage equality and recognize, once and for all, civil marriage and civil unions between same-sex couples in Brazil.
Yes! In 2011, the Supreme Federal Court equated same-sex relationships with “stable unions” between opposite-sex couples. Then, in 2013, the National Council of Justice (CNJ) required notary offices across Brazil to perform same-sex marriages.
Marriage equality is only possible thanks to the judiciary. In other words, to this day, there is no law that reaffirms this decision and guarantees marriage equality. And this leaves room for attacks that continue to threaten the rights of LGBT+ people.
The Bill goes to the Constitution and Justice Commission, and if deemed constitutional, it proceeds to a vote in the plenary of the Brazilian Congress. Now, we are taking the next step to make marriage equality law!
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