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| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1606 |
| End Date | Dec 16, 1830 |
| Description | From 1606 to 1830, during Portuguese imperial rule and at the onset of Brazilian independence, "sodomy" was illegal. |
| Sources | https://dspace.mj.gov.br/bitstream/1/4433/1/A%20Execu%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Penal%20no%20Brasil%20Durante%20a%20Vig%C3%AAncia%20das%20Ordena%C3%A7%C3%B5es%20Filipinas.pdf |
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| Status | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1606 |
| End Date | Dec 16, 1830 |
| Description | From 1606 to 1830, during Portuguese imperial rule and at the onset of Brazilian independence, "sodomy" was illegal. |
| Sources | https://dspace.mj.gov.br/bitstream/1/4433/1/A%20Execu%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Penal%20no%20Brasil%20Durante%20a%20Vig%C3%AAncia%20das%20Ordena%C3%A7%C3%B5es%20Filipinas.pdf |