LGBT rights in Rio de Janeiro (state)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBT people. Homosexuality is legal in the state.
Recognition of same-sex unions
On 17 April 2013, The General Magistrate of Justice of Rio de Janeiro, Judge Valmir de Oliveira Silva, published a legal ruling authorizing same-sex marriage in the state if local judges agree. Same sex weddings are poised to begin in the coming days.[1] According to the ruling (25/2013), a couples' request must be registered by civil registry officers, who have to give 15 days for the district to decide if they agree. If they don't agree, the marriage cannot proceed.[2]
LGBT adoption
- August 24, 2007 - the Justice of the city of Rio de Janeiro authorized the adoption of a child by a lesbian couple.[3]
- May 21, 2009 - the Justice of the city of Rio de Janeiro authorized the adoption of two children by a lesbian couple.[4]
- February 22, 2010 - the Justice of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro authorized the adoption of a child by a lesbian couple.[5]
References
- ↑ "Rio de Janeiro state legalizes gay marriage". 17 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013..
- ↑ "Rio de Janeiro facilita casamento gay em todo estado; uniões ainda passam por aval de juiz". Acapa. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
O pedido então será encaminhado ao juiz da comarca responsável, que decidirá sobre cada caso
- ↑ Adoption by same-sex couple in Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Adoption by same-sex couple in Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Adoption by same-sex couple in Rio de Janeiro (in Portuguese)
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