Current Version
| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | 1996 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1996, Brazil adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. Since 2020, people above the age of 16 can have access to HRT through the Brazilian public healthcare system, with parental authorization being required for those who are under 18. Sex reassignment surgeries are also granted for trans people above 18 years old. |
| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/radioagencia-nacional/saude/audio/2020-01/cfm-atualiza-criterios-para-cirurgia-de-mudanca-de-sexo#:~:text=O%20Conselho%20Nacional%20de%20Medicina,a%20ser%20de%20um%20ano. |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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Revision History (4)
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
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| Description | In 1996, Brazil adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. | In 1996, Brazil adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. Since 2020, people above the age of 16 can have access to HRT through the Brazilian public healthcare system, with parental authorization being required for those who are under 18. Sex reassignment surgeries are also granted for trans people above 18 years old. |
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| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/radioagencia-nacional/saude/audio/2020-01/cfm-atualiza-criterios-para-cirurgia-de-mudanca-de-sexo#:~:text=O%20Conselho%20Nacional%20de%20Medicina,a%20ser%20de%20um%20ano. |
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| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
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| Start Date | Dec 1996 | 1996 |
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Dec 1996 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 1996, Brazil adopted the ICD-10 classification, which contains codes for diagnosing transsexualism in adulthood and childhood, which authorize the initiation of medical transition. |
| Sources | https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/icd-code-version-used-to-classify-causes-of-death?time=earliest |