ADI 4277 and ADPF 132

ADI 4277 and ADPF 132 (May 5, 2011), are landmark Brazil Supreme Court cases.

ADI 4277 and ADPF 132
CourtSupreme Federal Court
Full case nameADI 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)
DecidedMay 5, 2011 (2011-05-05)
Citation(s)Supreme Court of Brazil recognizes same-sex civil unions in the country
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingPresident

Cezar Peluso

Justices

Case opinions
Decision byBritto
ConcurrencePeluzo, Lúcia, Gracie, Lewandowski, Mendes, Barbosa, Mello, Fux and Aurélio
Keywords

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

Supreme Court of Brazil.

Judiciary representation

Supreme Court members Ministers Yes No
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
Roberto Gurgel 1 1
Total 1 1 0

Executive representation

Attorney General Attorney Yes No
Luís Inácio Adams 1 1
Total 1 1 0

Amici curiae

Amici curiae (Support for ADPF 132 and ADI 4277) (13)
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)
Eduardo Banks Association National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB)

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