Homosexual marriage made easier in Brazil

Note: Please check: Same sex marriage allowed in São Paulo. 

The National Council of Justice (CNJ) approved on the last 14th of May a resolution that orders notary public offices to convert stable unions between homosexual couples to a formal marriage, should the couple wish to do so.

Most homosexual couples used to formalized their union through a stable union agreement. Now, instead of having to marry in order to transform the civil union into a regular marriage, they can just convert the stable union, which is easier and faster.

The same goes for the validation of gay marriages celebrated abroad.

There is a risk of the measure being questioned before the Supreme Court. But, personally, I do not believe it will happen.


Note: Please check: Same sex marriage allowed in São Paulo. 

Same sex marriage allowed in São Paulo, Brazil

Note: You may also want to see HOMOSEXUAL  MARRIAGE MADE EASIER IN BRAZIL;
 HOW TO: Getting Married in Brazil. and 
Brazilian Law on Love - marriage, stable union and visas.

Brazil is about to see something that we only heard about from the United States: a massive movement of people going to one specific State, in order to get married there.

This is because São Paulo State (where São Paulo city is located) has updated its registration rules in order to allow the automatic registration of same sex marriages, without the need of a previous court order.

This change has followed, with some delay, a decision from the Brazilian Supreme Court regarding same sex marriage.

Therefore, foreigners who wish to marry same sex partners in Brazil will now be allowed a marriage visa, which is much easier to obtain than the civil union visa for same sex unions, which already existed.

I consider this a triumph  of law and civility. A good thing for Brazil, at last.

The rule will be fully valid only on March, 2013.

The link below is in Portuguese:

Folha de S.Paulo - Cotidiano - Norma do TJ obriga cartórios de SP a registrar casamento gay - 19/12/2012