ADI 4277 and ADPF 132
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| Court | Supreme Court of Brazil |
| Full case name | ADI 4277 (ATTORNEY GENERAL v. NATIONAL CONGRESS) 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 |
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Chief Justice Rapporteur Justice Associate Justices Carmen Lúcia Antunes Rocha, Ellen Gracie Northfleet, Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski, Gilmar Ferreira Mendes, Joaquim Barbosa, José Celso de Mello, Luiz Fux, Marco Aurélio Mello |
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ADI 4277 and ADPF 132 (May 5, 2011), are landmark Brazil Supreme Court cases.
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:
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