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| Region | Rio de Janeiro |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 1988 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Censorship is illegal nationwide according to the Brazilian Constitution. |
| Sources | https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/constituicao/constituicao.htm |
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| Start Date | Oct 8, 1988 | Oct 5, 1988 |
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| Value | State-enforced | No censorship |
| Start Date | 2016 | Oct 8, 1988 |
| Description | According to ILGA: in 2016 the city of Nova Iguaçu adopted Law No. 4,576 (2016), which bans the "distribution, exhibition and dissemination of books, publications, posters, films, videos, banners or any type of material, didactic or paradidactic, containing guidelines on sexual diversity" in educational establishments. | Censorship is illegal nationwide according to the Brazilian Constitution. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/brazil-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/BR%20-%20LEG%20-%20Rio%20do%20Janeiro%20Nova%20Igua%C3%A7u%20Law%20(4576)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(pt).pdf | https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/constituicao/constituicao.htm |
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2016 |
| Description | In Rio de Janeiro, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | According to ILGA: in 2016 the city of Nova Iguaçu adopted Law No. 4,576 (2016), which bans the "distribution, exhibition and dissemination of books, publications, posters, films, videos, banners or any type of material, didactic or paradidactic, containing guidelines on sexual diversity" in educational establishments. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/brazil-lgbti https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/BR%20-%20LEG%20-%20Rio%20do%20Janeiro%20Nova%20Igua%C3%A7u%20Law%20(4576)%20-%20OR-OFF%20(pt).pdf | |