Same-sex marriage in Alagoas

Same-sex marriage in Alagoas has been legal since 6 January 2012. Alagoas became the first Brazilian state to legalize same-sex marriage.[1][2] Civil unions have also been available since 2011.

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History

On 7 December 2011, the Alagoas Court of Justice (Corregedoria Geral de Justiça do Estado de Alagoas) ruled that same-sex marriages could be performed in the state.[3][4][5][6] The ruling came into effect upon publication, which happened on 6 January 2012.[6] This made Alagoas the first state in Brazil to allow same-sex couples to marry.[7][8] Civil unions have been legally performed in the state since May 2011 due to a Supreme Federal Court ruling.[9]

On 17 January 2012, a male couple who had lived 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. Earlier, a lesbian couple had been able to have their civil union converted into a marriage.[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 marriages Total marriages % same-sex
Female Male Total
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%
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See also

References
  1. Brazil’s most populous state to allow same-sex marriage
  2. Brazil’s São Paolo extends the freedom to marry to same-sex couples
  3. JAMES, MAGALHÃES DE MEDEIROS. "PROVIMENTO Nº 40, DE 06 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2011" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  4. Redação, Por (6 January 2012). "Alagoas regulamenta o casamento civil entre gays em todos os cartórios do estado" (in Portuguese). guagh.com.br. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  5. "Iniciativa da Justiça de Alagoas facilita casamento gay" (in Portuguese). terra. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  6. "Página 46 da Jurisdicional e Administrativo do Diário de Justiça do Estado de Alagoas (DJAL) de 7 de Dezembro de 2011". Jusbrasil (in Portuguese).
  7. Vermelho (7 January 2012). "Alagoas facilita casamento de homossexuais" (in Portuguese). Correio de Brasil. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  8. "Justiça de AL e ES orientam cartórios sobre união gay" (in Portuguese). Consultor Jurídico. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  9. "Same-sex unions recognized by Brazil's high court" (in Portuguese). 6 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  10. (in Portuguese) Alagoas registra seu segundo casamento gay
  11. Vital Statistics 2013: Marriages
  12. Vital Statistics 2014: Marriages
  13. "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2015, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
  14. "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2016, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
  15. "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2017, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
  16. "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2018, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).

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