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History

Homosexual activity in Roraima

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Homosexual activity in Roraima is legal.

Current status
Since Dec 16, 1830
Legal under federal Brazil law
Shortly after Brazil gained independence from Portugal, in 1830, the Imperial Penal Code decriminalized sodomy.

Brazil's 1988 Constitution further strengthened affirmative protections by prohibiting any form of discrimination. Since then courts have since affirmed this additionally applies to sexual orientation.

Same-sex marriage in Roraima

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Same-sex marriage in Roraima is legal.

Current status
Since May 16, 2013
Legal under federal Brazil law
Following a resolution by the National Council of Justice (CNJ), any same-sex union can be converted into a marriage. It was approved on May 14 and came into force on May 16. Brazil was the second South American country after Argentina, and the twelfth in the world to legalise gay marriage.
May 5, 2011–Dec 6, 2011
Civil unions (marriage rights) under federal Brazil law
Although the first formal legal recognition of a civil union took place in 2004 (See first source), the Supreme Court did not rule in favor of civil unions throughout the country until May 5, 2011. However, the state of Alagoas would provide same-sex marriage in December.

Censorship of LGBT issues in Roraima

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Censorship of LGBT issues in Roraima is no censorship.

Current status
Since 2014
No censorship
There are no laws censoring LGBTIQ+ topics in Roraima.
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Oct 5, 19882014
No censorship under federal Brazil law
Laws enforcing any kind of censorship in Brazil are explicitly against the Brazilian Constitution of 1988, that severely punishes it. Every time a State Congress tries to introduce a bill like this on a state level, the Supreme Court intervenes on the case.
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Mar 31, 1964–Oct 5, 1988
State-enforced under federal Brazil law
On March 31, 1964, a coup d'état took place that implemented a military dictatorship in Brazil, the military regime was rigid and conservative, and this led to persecution by the military against the LGBT community, the community was completely censored by the media and the regime, any type of content related to "homosexuality" and "transsexualism" was punished with any type of punishment
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Until Mar 30, 1964
No censorship under federal Brazil law
Until the 1964 military coup, there was no known censorship of LGBTIQ+ topics in Brazil. In fact, the LGBTIQ+ movement was quite outspoken in the 1950s.

Right to change legal gender in Roraima

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Right to change legal gender in Roraima is legal, no restrictions.

Current status
Since Mar 1, 2018
Legal, no restrictions under federal Brazil law
In March 2018, the Brazilian Supreme Court ruled that transgender people have the right to change name and sex on their birth certificate without the need of sexual reassignment surgery or doctor letters. The change can be made at a notary's office now.
Nov 1, 2003–Mar 1, 2018
Legal, but requires surgery under federal Brazil law
Until 2018, surgery was required to change your legal gender in Brazil.
Until Oct 31, 2003
Illegal under federal Brazil law
Until 2003, there was no legal gender recognition provided in Brazil.
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Gender-affirming care in Roraima

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Gender-affirming care in Roraima is legal, but banned for minors.

Current status
Since Apr 16, 2025
Legal, but banned for minors under federal Brazil law
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.
Jan 9, 2020–Apr 15, 2025
Legal under federal Brazil law
From 2020 until 2025, 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.
Until Jan 8, 2020
Legal, but banned for minors under federal Brazil law
Before Brazil’s Federal Council of Medicine issued their 2020 resolution, the age required to receive gender-affirming care was 18.

Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Roraima

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Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Roraima is intersex only.

Current status
Since Sep 12, 2021
Intersex only
In 2021, Roraima began providing legal recognition to intersex people under federal Brazilian law. However, there is still no legal recognition provided to nonbinary people.
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Until Sep 11, 2021
Not legally recognized
Until 2021, there was no legal recognition provided to intersex or nonbinary people in Roraima.
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LGBT discrimination in Roraima

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LGBT discrimination in Roraima is illegal.

Current status
Since Jun 13, 2019
Illegal
Under federal regulation.

LGBT employment discrimination in Roraima

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LGBT employment discrimination in Roraima is unknown.

Current status
Unknown

LGBT housing discrimination in Roraima

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LGBT housing discrimination in Roraima is sexual orientation and gender identity.

Current status
Since Jun 13, 2019
Sexual orientation and gender identity under federal Brazil law
When renting a property, the owner cannot refuse a tenant on the basis of ethnicity, religion, social status or sexual orientation or any social group someone belongs to. It is written in the Federal Constitution, discrimination is a crime.
Until Jun 12, 2019
No protections under federal Brazil law
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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Same-sex adoption in Roraima

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Same-sex adoption in Roraima is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 2015
Legal under federal Brazil law
Same sex couples adoptions are legal nationwide in Brazil since March 2015 by Supreme Federal Court recognition.
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Intersex infant surgery in Roraima

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Intersex infant surgery in Roraima is full ban.

Current status
Since Jul 6, 2023
Full ban under federal Brazil law
During the National Health Conference on July 6th, 2023, the Brazilian Congress approved legislation that banned unnecessary surgeries on intersex toddlers.
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Until Jul 5, 2023
Not banned under federal Brazil law
Until 2023, there was no ban on intersex infant surgery in Brazil, and it was widespread.

Serving openly in military in Roraima

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Serving openly in military in Roraima is legal.

Current status
Since Jan 2013
Legal under federal Brazil law
After Supreme Federal Court recognition, LGBT people can serve openly in military in Brazil.

People who are legally male at the age of 18 are obligated to serve, including trans men who have transitioned or trans women who haven't changed their legal gender yet. The latter can be dispensed once the change is made.
Jan 1969–Jan 2013
Ambiguous under federal Brazil law
There has never been any specific law banning homosexuals from serving in the army. However, Article 235 of 1969 of the Military Penal Code, which prohibits the "practice of a libidinous act, homosexual or not", was often used to persecute gays in the military and try to expel them.

Blood donations by MSMs in Roraima

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Blood donations by MSMs in Roraima is legal.

Current status
Since May 8, 2020
Legal under federal Brazil law
The Supreme Court has ruled that the blood donation ban is unconstitutional in May of 2020.
1993–May 8, 2020
Banned (1-year deferral) under federal Brazil law
Blood Donation was banned in Brazil until 2020.

Conversion therapy in Roraima

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Conversion therapy in Roraima is banned.

Current status
Since Jan 2018
Banned under federal Brazil law
In January 2018, the Federal Psychology Council established norms of performance for psychologists in relation to transsexual and transvestite people, also banning any conversion therapy.
Dec 1, 2017–Jan 1, 2018
Sexual orientation only under federal Brazil law
The same judge changed his decision, keeping the “treatment” banned.
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Sep 19, 2017–Dec 2017
Not banned under federal Brazil law
In September 2017, a federal judge in Brasília approved the use of conversion therapy by a psychologist to “cure” people of homosexuality, overruling the 1999 decision.
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Mar 22, 1999–Sep 19, 2017
Sexual orientation only under federal Brazil law
On March 22, 1999, Brazil became the first country to ban gay conversion therapy. The Federal Council of Psychology enacted Resolution CFP No. 001/99, which explicitly states that "homosexuality does not constitute a disease, disorder, or perversion." This landmark decision prevents psychologists from engaging in practices intended to 'cure' or alter an individual's sexual orientation.

Equal age of consent in Roraima

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Equal age of consent in Roraima is equal.

Current status
Since Dec 7, 1940
Equal under federal Brazil law
According with the Brazilian Penal Code of 1940, the age of consent about sexual intercourse between two or more people is the same for heterosexual and homosexual couples, 14 years old for the participants.