Same-sex marriage in Santa Catarina
Same-sex marriage in Santa Catarina has been legal since April 29, 2013. Santa Catarina became the tenth Brazilian state to open marriage to same-sex couples. Civil unions have also been available since 2011, following a ruling by the Supreme Federal Court.
Civil unions and registered partnerships
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Notes
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History
On April 29, 2013, the state's General Magistrate of Justice (Corregedoria Geral de Justiça) ruled that all notaries statewide are obligated to issue marriage licences to same-sex couples.[1][2] The magistrate also announced that civil unions could be converted into full marriages if the couples so choose.
In August 2013, a Florianópolis prosecutor, Henrique Limongi, received considerable media attention after publicly stating that he would refuse to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in violation of state and federal law.[3] Under Brazilian law, judges and notaries are prohibited from refusing to register and license same-sex marriages. Limongi falsely argues that same-sex marriages violate the Constitution of Brazil. From 2013 to 2018, he personally requested the annulment of 112 same-sex marriages. Lawyers representing some of the involved couples have labelled his arguments "baseless", as the Brazilian judiciary itself has held that same-sex marriage does not violate the Constitution; on the contrary, it requires its recognition. Official investigations alleging "public misconduct", "disrespect for legal hierarchy" and "placing personal beliefs above the law" were launched by the National Council of Public Prosecution of Brazil (Conselho Nacional do Ministério Público) and the Brazilian Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil).[4][5][6]
Marriage statistics
The following table shows the number of same-sex marriages performed in Santa Catarina, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.
Year | Same-sex marriages | Total marriages | % same-sex | ||
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Female | Male | Total | |||
2013[7] | 81 | 126 | 207 | 31,151 | 0.66% |
2014[8] | 137 | 205 | 342 | 32,080 | 1.07% |
2015[9] | 139 | 210 | 349 | 32,820 | 1.06% |
2016[10] | 137 | 245 | 382 | 32,689 | 1.17% |
2017[11] | 135 | 215 | 350 | 33,748 | 1.03% |
2018[12] | 200 | 229 | 429 | 32,815 | 1.31% |
See also
References
- (in Portuguese) Justiça de Santa Catarina autoriza casamento homossexual
- (in Portuguese) CGJ autoriza casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo em SC
- "Promotor não permite casamentos gays em Florianópolis". Consultor Jurídico (in Portuguese). August 28, 2013.
- "Promotor que persegue casamentos LGBTs tentou anular 112 uniões em 5 anos". Brasil de Fato (in Portuguese). June 21, 2018.
- "Em Santa Catarina, promotor tenta anular casamentos de pessoas do mesmo sexo" (in Portuguese). June 20, 2018.
- "Homoafetivos com casamento cancelado por promotor de SC se juntam para ação". Brasil Online. June 23, 2018.
- Vital Statistics 2013: Marriages
- Vital Statistics 2014: Marriages
- "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2015, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
- "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2016, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
- "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2017, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
- "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2018, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).