Compare LGBT Rights in Brazil & New Caledonia

Equality Index ?
76 / 100
78 / 100
Legal Index ?
95 / 100
86 / 100
Public Opinion Index ?
57 / 100
71 / 100
Homosexual activityLegal
Since 1830
Legal
Since 1853
Same-sex marriageLegal
Since 2013
Legal
Since 2013
Censorship of LGBT issuesVaries by Region
Since 2014
No censorship
Right to change legal genderLegal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Legal, no restrictions
Since 2018
Gender-affirming careLegal, but banned for minors
Since 2025
Unknown
Legal recognition of non-binary genderVaries by Region
Since 2020
Not legally recognized
LGBT discriminationIllegal
Since 2019
Illegal
Since 2005
LGBT employment discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Unknown
LGBT housing discriminationSexual orientation and gender identity
Since 2019
Unknown
Same-sex adoptionLegal
Since 2015
Legal
Since 2013
Intersex infant surgeryFull ban
Since 2023
Not banned
Serving openly in militaryLegal
Since 2013
Unknown
Blood donations by MSMsLegal
Since 2020
Unknown
Conversion therapyBanned
Since 2018
Banned
Since 2022
Equal age of consentEqual
Since 1940
Equal
Since 1984
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