ADI 4277 and ADPF 132 | |
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Court | Supreme Federal Court |
Full case name | ADI 4277 (Prosecutor General v. President of the Republic) and ADPF 132 (Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro v. Courts of Justice of the States) |
Decided | May 5, 2011 |
Citation(s) | Supreme Court of Brazil recognizes same-sex civil unions in the country |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | President
Justices |
Case opinions | |
Decision by | Britto |
Concurrence | Peluzo, Lúcia, Gracie, Lewandowski, Mendes, Barbosa, Mello, Fux and Aurélio |
Keywords | |
ADI 4277 and ADPF 132 (May 5, 2011), are landmark Brazil Supreme Court cases.
Rights
After of the decision of the Supreme Court, the same 112 rights of different-sex marriages were given to same-sex stable relationships too, creating a de facto civil union system, including the most important:[1]
High Court decision
Judiciary representation
Supreme Court members | Ministers | Yes | No |
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Ayres Britto | 1 | 1 | |
Cármen Lúcia | 1 | 1 | |
Celso de Mello | 1 | 1 | |
Cezar Peluso | 1 | 1 | |
Ellen Gracie | 1 | 1 | |
Gilmar Mendes | 1 | 1 | |
Joaquim Barbosa | 1 | 1 | |
Luiz Fux | 1 | 1 | |
Marco Aurélio Mello | 1 | 1 | |
Ricardo Lewandowski | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 10 | 10 | 0 |
Legislative representation
Prosecutor General | Prosecutor | Yes | No |
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Roberto Gurgel | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Executive representation
Attorney General | Attorney | Yes | No |
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Luís Inácio Adams | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Amici curiae
Amici curiae (Support for ADPF 132 and ADI 4277) (13) | ||||||||||||
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Conectas Direitos Humanos | Brazilian Association of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transvestites, Transexuals and Intersexes (ABGLT) | Association of Incentive to Education and Health of São Paulo | Brazilian Institute of Family Law (IBDFAM) | Rainbow Group of Homosexual Awareness | Brazilian Society of Public Law (SBDP) | Gay Group of Bahia (GGB) | Institute of Bioethics, Humans Rights and Gender (ANIS) | International Law Study Group of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (GEDI - UFMG) | Association of Transvestites and Transexuals of Minas Gerais (ASSTRAV) | Center of Fight for Free Sexual Orientation (CELLOS) | Center of References of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transvestites, Transexuals e Transgenders of the State Minas Gerais (Center of References GLBTTT) | Office of Human Right of the State of Minas Gerais (EDH) |
Amici curiae (Against ADPF 132 and ADI 4277) (2) | |
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Eduardo Banks Association | National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) |
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