Current Version
| Region | Brazil |
| Issue | LGBT housing discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | Oct 5, 1988 |
| End Date | Jun 12, 2019 |
| Description | Although the Brazilian constitution of 1988 prohibits any form of discrimination, it was not until 2019 that homosexuals and trans people were definitively recognized as one of these groups. |
| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-homophobia-idUSKCN1TF02N |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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Revision History (4)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | No protections |
| End Date | Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 12, 2019 |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 5, 1988 |
| End Date | (none) | Jun 13, 2019 |
| Description | goes by different jurisdiction. | Although the Brazilian constitution of 1988 prohibits any form of discrimination, it was not until 2019 that homosexuals and trans people were definitively recognized as one of these groups. |
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| Sources | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-homophobia-idUSKCN1TF02N | |
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | goes by different jurisdiction. |
| Sources | (empty) |
Reports (3)
- Sources are invalid or broken "When renting a property, the owner cannot refuse a tenant on the basis of ethnicity, religion, social status or sexual orientation. It is written in the Federal Constitution, discrimination is a crime."
- Status is not correct "According to the Brazilian Constitution you can't deny any service on the basis of sexual orientation or any social group, all forms of discrimination are prohibited, including in housing contracts ( https://publicidadeimobiliaria.com/inquilinos-sao-discriminados-ao-alugar/#:~:text=A%20regra%20%C3%A9%20clara%3A%20ao,Constitui%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20Federal%2C%20discrimina%C3%A7%C3%A3o%20%C3%A9%20crime. )
Example: https://www.conjur.com.br/2005-jun-19/loja_condenada_negar_venda_cliente_negra
Essentially, since 2019 when homophobia came to be considered equivalent to racism ( https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-homophobia-idUSKCN1TF02N ) it's prohibited
The correct status would be that housing discrimination is prohibited nationwide"
- Status is not correct "On 13th June the Brazilian Supreme Court has included LGBT people in a national law against discrimination."