Entry #14399: Homosexual activity in Brazil

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RegionBrazil
IssueHomosexual activity
StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start Date1606
End DateDec 16, 1830
DescriptionFrom 1606 to 1830, during Portuguese imperial rule and at the onset of Brazilian independence, "sodomy" was illegal.
Sourceshttps://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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StatusIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Start Date1606
End DateDec 16, 1830
DescriptionFrom 1606 to 1830, during Portuguese imperial rule and at the onset of Brazilian independence, "sodomy" was illegal.
Sourceshttps://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