| Italic Title: | no |
| ADI 4277 and ADPF 132 | |
| Court: | Supreme Federal Court |
| Full 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) |
| Citations: | Supreme Court of Brazil recognizes same-sex civil unions in the country |
| Judges: | President
Justices |
| Decision By: | Britto |
| Concurring: | Peluzo, Lúcia, Gracie, Lewandowski, Mendes, Barbosa, Mello, Fux and Aurélio |
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:[1]
| 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 |
| Prosecutor General | Prosecutor | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Gurgel | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Attorney General | Attorney | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luís Inácio Adams | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0 |