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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyJanuary 13th, 2012
Over the past few years, Brazil has been working its way closer to full equality for same-sex couples. First a state authorized civil unions, then the government determined that pension law should apply, and then last May the Supreme Court declared that same-sex couples are entitled to civil unions.
Since that time, smaller individual cases have mostly raised little attention. In June, a judge found that a male couple could convert their civil union into a marriage, soon followed by a similar ruling for a pair of women. In a third case, conversion to marriage was denied and that case cis in the appeals process.
But now it appears that a state has decided that marriages would be honored without the need of a specific judicial ruling for each unique couple. (DosManzanas.com via google translate)
Another step towards full recognition of marriage between same sex in Brazil. The administration of justice in the small state of Alagoas has issued an order allowing them to process their requests notarized marriage without the need for it with a favorable court decision.
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Patrick
January 14th, 2012
There seems to be a bit of confusion, which may be due to Google Translate.
Since last May’s court ruling, same-sex couples in all of Brazil’s states and the Federal District have the right to marry and to convert a civil union to a marriage. Since last May, thousands of same-sex couples throughout Brazil have married.
Because judicial decisions in Brazil do not have the force of law, a court order may be required to oblige a local official to issue a marriage license. The state of Alagoas passed the legislative remedy required to open up civil marriage to same-sex couples without a court order. Alagoas made easier what the courts made possible. In other states, such as Bahia, judges have issued blanket orders requiring local magistrates to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples who are otherwise eligible.
This could all be undone, but it wouldn’t be easy and may require a constitutional amendment. The evangelicals in Brazil’s Congress are toying with the idea, but there doesn’t seem to be much support for it.
With the legalization of same-sex marriage in Brazil (together with Argentina, Mexico and Canada), a slight majority of people in the Western hemisphere now live in countries that offer marriage equality to same-sex couples.
John Geore
March 29th, 2012
I need to know how can i get marriage license for marriage for marrying with ceremony with my union estavel wife through court order.
Becaus my orginal birth certificate and other doccuments one data is mismaching ,i didnt get authenticated copy of my birth certificate from emabsy .And we tried almost our efforts to marry ,but fails.Can anybody help on this to get court order for marry my union estavel wife with civil ceremony.
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