Rcl 12876 and MS 32077
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Rcl 12876 and MS 32077 | |
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Supreme Court of Brazil | |
Full case name | Rcl 12876 (CARLOS ALBERTO TUFVESSON and ANDRE PIVA v. JUIZ DE DIREITO DA VARA DE REGISTROS PÚBLICOS DA COMARCA DO RIO DE JANEIRO) and MS 32077 (PARTIDO SOCIAL CRISTÃO - PSC v. PRESIDENTE DO CONSELHO NACIONAL DE JUSTIÇA) |
Decided | Pending |
Citation(s) | MS 32077Rcl 12876 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Chief Justice
Rapporteur Justice Associate Justices Carmen Lúcia Antunes Rocha, Dias Toffoli, Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski,Gilmar Ferreira Mendes, Joaquim Barbosa, José Celso de Mello, Marco Aurélio Mello , Rosa Weber, Teori Zavascki |
Rcl 12876 and MS 32077 (the first is pending, the second was decided), are landmark
Pending Actions
Rcl 12876
Carlos Alberto Tufvesson and Andre Piva, a gay couple from Rio de Janeiro, entered on November 4, 2011, with action on Supreme Court of Brazil to legalize same-sex marriage in the country.[1]
Judicial Decisions
MS 32077
Supreme Federal Court
- Action
Social Christian Party (PSC), "Partido Social Cristão (PSC)", entered on May 21, 2013, with action on Supreme Court of Brazil contesting the approval of same-sex marriage by National Council of Justice (CNJ), "
- Decision
The minister Luiz Fux decided that the decision of the National Justice Council to legalize same-sex marriage was correct. With this, continues same-sex marriage valid in the country.[3]
National Justice Council
On May 14, 2013, the Justice's
Superior Court of Justice
On October 25, 2011, the Superior Court of Justice declared that the legal union of two women who petitioned the court could be recognized as a marriage. The decision of the Superior Court will only reach the authors of the demand, different of the Supreme Court with "
Courts of States
Supreme Court legalized
High Court decision
Judiciary representation
Supreme Court members
|
Ministers | Yes | No |
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Dias Toffoli | 1 | ||
Carmen Lúcia Antunes Rocha | 1 | ||
Gilmar Ferreira Mendes
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1 | ||
José Celso de Mello | 1 | ||
Marco Aurélio Mello | 1 | ||
Rosa Weber | 1 | ||
Joaquim Benedito Barbosa Gomes
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1 | ||
Enrique Ricardo Lewandowski | 1 | ||
Luiz Fux | 1 | ||
Teori Zavascki | 1 | ||
Total | 10 |
Legislative representation
Attorney General of Brazil
|
Prosecutor | Yes | No |
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Roberto Gurgel | 1 | ||
Total | 1 |
Executive representation
Solicitor-General of Brazil
|
Solicitor General | Yes | No |
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Luís Inácio Adams | 1 | ||
Total | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ Rcl/12876 - MEDIDA CAUTELAR NA RECLAMAÇÃO (in Portuguese)
- ^ MS 32077 - MANDADO DE SEGURANÇA Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Ministro rejeita pedido de suspensão de casamento gay em cartório (in Portuguese)
- ^ "CNJ obriga cartórios a celebrar casamento entre homossexuais - Brasil".
- ^ Decisão do CNJ obriga cartórios a fazer casamento homossexual
- ^ CNJ obriga cartórios a converterem união estável gay em casamento
- New York Times. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- DailyKos. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
- ^ Brazil judicial panel clears way for gay marriage Archived 2013-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brazilian judicial council orders notaries to recognize same-sex marriage
- ^ (in Portuguese) DIÁRIO DA JUSTIÇA CONSELHO NACIONAL DE JUSTIÇA Edição nº 89/2013
- ^ (in Portuguese) Regra que obriga cartórios a fazer casamento gay vale a partir do dia 16
- ^ Same-sex marriage is legal by Superior Court of Justice Archived 2012-06-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
- ^ Same-sex marriage in Brazil (in Portuguese)