Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBT people. Homosexuality is legal in the state.
Laws against discrimination
editMato Grosso do Sul was among the first states in Brazil to enact a state constitution banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, doing so in 1989 alongside the state of Sergipe.
Same-sex unions
editOn 2 April 2013, the Court of Mato Grosso do Sul authorizes marriage between same-sex couples in the state[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "Tribunal de Justiça autoriza casamento gay em Mato Grosso do Sul" [Court allows gay marriage in Mato Grosso do Sul] (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Provimento Nº 80, de 25 de marco de 2013". Diário de Justiça do Estado do Mato Grosso do Sul. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
Considerando o princípio advindo da decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal, na ADI 4277/DF, que passou a admitir a habilitação direta para o casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo sem a necessidade do prévio reconhecimento da união estável
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