Same-sex marriage in Alagoas explained

Same-sex marriage in Alagoas has been legal since 7 December 2011. Alagoas was the first Brazilian state to legalize same-sex marriage.[1] [2] Civil unions (união estável) have also been available since 2011.

Legal history

On 6 December 2011, Judge James Magalhães de Medeiros of the Alagoas Judicial Administrative Department (Portuguese: Corregedoria Geral de Justiça do Estado de Alagoas) instructed the state's civil registry offices to process marriage applications from same-sex couples in an identical manner to opposite-sex couples.[3] [4] [5] [6] The decision, known as "Provision N° 40", came into effect upon publication on 7 December 2011.[6] This made Alagoas the first state in Brazil to open marriage to same-sex couples.[7] [8] Civil unions have been legally performed and recognized nationwide, including in Alagoas, since May 2011 in accordance with a ruling from the Supreme Federal Court.[9]

On 17 January 2012, a male couple who had been together for almost 25 years became the second same-sex couple to marry in the state, and the first to do so since the new ruling. In July 2011, a lesbian couple was able to have their civil union converted into a marriage by a judge in Maceió.[10]

Marriage statistics

The following table shows the number of same-sex marriages performed in Alagoas according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.

Year Same-sex marriagesTotal marriages% same-sex
Female MaleTotal
2013[11] 1431716,0490.11%
2014[12] 1531817,5500.10%
2015[13] 29194818,0490.27%
2016[14] 20123215,7890.20%
2017[15] 34104414,7470.30%
2018[16] 56399515,0960.63%
2019[17] 53258815,1840.58%
2020[18] 48287610,6330.71%

Figures for 2020 are lower than previous years because of the restrictions in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/12/21/brazils-most-populous-state-to-allow-same-sex-marriage/ Brazil’s most populous state to allow same-sex marriage
  2. http://www.freedomtomarry.org/blog/entry/brazils-sao-paolo-extends-the-freedom-to-marry-to-same-sex-couples Brazil’s São Paolo extends the freedom to marry to same-sex couples
  3. Web site: PROVIMENTO Nº 40, DE 06 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2011. JAMES . MAGALHÃES DE MEDEIROS. 8 January 2012. 30 July 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120730142045/http://www.tjal.jus.br/corregedoria/provimentos/fdecf43ea5a3804e37b479be1b6a01e5.pdf. pt.
  4. Web site: Alagoas regulamenta o casamento civil entre gays em todos os cartórios do estado . Redação. Por. 6 January 2012. guagh.com.br. 7 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120112040028/http://acapa.virgula.uol.com.br/politica/alagoas-regulamenta-o-casamento-civil-entre-gays-em-todos-os-cartorios-do-estado/2/14/15493. 12 January 2012. dead. pt.
  5. Web site: Iniciativa da Justiça de Alagoas facilita casamento gay. 6 January 2012. terra. 7 January 2012. 12 January 2012. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120112080440/http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/noticias/0,,OI5546036-EI306,00-Iniciativa+da+Justica+de+Alagoas+facilita+casamento+gay.html. pt.
  6. Web site: pt. Página 46 da Jurisdicional e Administrativo do Diário de Justiça do Estado de Alagoas (DJAL) de 7 de Dezembro de 2011. Jusbrasil.
  7. Web site: Alagoas facilita casamento de homossexuais. Vermelho. 7 January 2012. Correio de Brasil. 7 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120718071903/http://correiodobrasil.com.br/%C2%A0alagoas-facilita-casamento-de-homossexuais/352922/. 18 July 2012. dead. pt.
  8. Web site: Justiça de AL e ES orientam cartórios sobre união gay. 7 January 2012. Consultor Jurídico. 7 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120713142520/http://www.conjur.com.br/2012-jan-07/tjs-alagoas-espirito-santo-orientam-cartorios-registrar-uniao-gay. 13 July 2012. live. pt.
  9. News: Same-sex unions recognized by Brazil's high court. 6 May 2011. 16 January 2013. Portuguese.
  10. Alagoas registra seu segundo casamento gay
  11. http://www.ibge.gov.br/english/estatistica/populacao/registrocivil/2013/default_xls.shtm Vital Statistics 2013: Marriages
  12. http://www.ibge.gov.br/english/estatistica/populacao/registrocivil/2014/default_xls.shtm Vital Statistics 2014: Marriages
  13. Web site: Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2015, Tabelas, Casamentos. IBGE. Portuguese.
  14. Web site: Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2016, Tabelas, Casamentos. IBGE. Portuguese.
  15. Web site: Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2017, Tabelas, Casamentos. IBGE. Portuguese.
  16. Web site: Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2018, Tabelas, Casamentos. IBGE. Portuguese.
  17. Web site: Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2019, Tabelas, Casamentos. IBGE. Portuguese.
  18. Web site: Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2020, Tabelas, Casamentos. IBGE. Portuguese.

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