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| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | Gender-affirming care |
| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Start Date | Apr 16, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2025, Brazil’s Federal Council for Medicine issued a new resolution raising the minimum age for hormone therapy to 18 and the minimum age for surgeries to 21, banning its care to youth. This does not effect those already undergoing such care. |
| Sources | https://en.mercopress.com/2025/04/16/brazil-more-restrictive-on-gender-reassignment-procedures https://www.nsctotal.com.br/noticias/idade-minima-para-terapias-hormonais-e-cirurgia-para-pessoas-trans-e-alterada-no-brasil |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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| Status | Legal, but banned for minors |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Apr 16, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2025, Brazil’s Federal Council for Medicine issued a new resolution raising the minimum age for hormone therapy to 18 and the minimum age for surgeries to 21, banning its care to youth. This does not effect those already undergoing such care. |
| Sources | https://en.mercopress.com/2025/04/16/brazil-more-restrictive-on-gender-reassignment-procedures https://www.nsctotal.com.br/noticias/idade-minima-para-terapias-hormonais-e-cirurgia-para-pessoas-trans-e-alterada-no-brasil |