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| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | Serving openly in military |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jan 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGBT people can serve openly in military in Brazil. People who are legally male at the age of 18 are obligated to serve, including trans men who have transitioned or trans women who haven't changed their legal gender yet. The latter can be dispensed once the change is made. |
| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/pernambuco/noticia/2013/08/justica-manda-exercito-reconhecer-companheiro-de-sargento-gay.html https://queer.ig.com.br/2022-11-04/alistamento-de-pessoas-trans.html.amp |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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| Description | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGBT people can serve openly in military in Brazil. People who are legally male at the age of 18 are obligated to serve, including trans men who have transitioned or trans women who haven't changed their legal gender yet. The latter can be dispensed once the change is made. | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGBT people can serve openly in military in Brazil. People who are legally male at the age of 18 are obligated to serve, including trans men who have transitioned or trans women who haven't changed their legal gender yet. The latter can be dispensed once the change is made. |
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
edited by br0okklyn. The status did not correlate with the description, and the status was wrong.
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
edited by Canadianstudent03. Discription does not correlate to the status
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Discription does not correlate to the status
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
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| Description | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGB people can serve openly in military in Brazil. People who are legally male at the age of 18 are obligated to serve, including trans men who have transitioned or trans women who haven't changed their legal gender yet. The latter can be dispensed once the change is made. | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGBT people can serve openly in military in Brazil. People who are legally male at the age of 18 are obligated to serve, including trans men who have transitioned or trans women who haven't changed their legal gender yet. The latter can be dispensed once the change is made. |
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edited by Notdog1996. Trans people are not banned from the military
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| Description | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGB people can serve openly in military in Brazil. Brazilian trans people cannot serve as of 2023 | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGB people can serve openly in military in Brazil. People who are legally male at the age of 18 are obligated to serve, including trans men who have transitioned or trans women who haven't changed their legal gender yet. The latter can be dispensed once the change is made. |
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| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/pernambuco/noticia/2013/08/justica-manda-exercito-reconhecer-companheiro-de-sargento-gay.html | https://g1.globo.com/pernambuco/noticia/2013/08/justica-manda-exercito-reconhecer-companheiro-de-sargento-gay.html https://queer.ig.com.br/2022-11-04/alistamento-de-pessoas-trans.html.amp |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Only 25 or so countries allow trans military service, Brazil is not one of them
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Description | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGBT people can serve openly in military in Brazil. | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGB people can serve openly in military in Brazil. Brazilian trans people cannot serve as of 2023 |
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| Value | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned | Legal |
| Description | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGB people can serve openly in military in Brazil. Service for trans people has not been allowed yet | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGBT people can serve openly in military in Brazil. |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Service for trans people has not been allowed yet
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| Value | Legal | Lesbians, gays, bisexuals permitted, transgender people banned |
| Start Date | Aug 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| Description | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGBT people can serve openly in military in Brazil. | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGB people can serve openly in military in Brazil. Service for trans people has not been allowed yet |
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- Newer law has been passed "You can be a part of the military as a transgender person in Brazil. "
created by lucasvalentim
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Aug 2013 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGBT people can serve openly in military in Brazil. |
| Sources | https://g1.globo.com/pernambuco/noticia/2013/08/justica-manda-exercito-reconhecer-companheiro-de-sargento-gay.html |
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