Brazil's Supreme Court will decide whether LGBTphobia should be considered a crime.
This Wednesday (13), the STF will judge whether LGBTphobia should be considered a crime in Brazil; every 19 hours an LGBT person is murdered or commits suicide as a victim of "LGBTphobia", which makes the country the world champion of this type of crime; however, the STF may take an important step to change this situation.
Media Ninja - This Wednesday (13), the STF will judge whether LGBTphobia should be considered a crime in Brazil. Every 19 hours an LGBT person is murdered or commits suicide as a victim of "LGBTphobia", which makes the country the world champion of this type of crime. However, the STF may take an important step to change this situation.
On this day, the Supreme Federal Court will decide:
1) Does Congress have an obligation to pass a law that criminalizes discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity – and within what timeframe should this happen?
2) If Congress ignores this deadline, the Supreme Court itself should consider sexual orientation and gender identity in the law that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, and nationality.
3) If, until a specific law is enacted, the State is responsible for compensating victims of homophobia and transphobia for material, moral, and aesthetic damages.
Recently, the Federal Senate opened a public consultation that goes against the maintenance of minority rights. Based on Legislative Decree Proposal 106/2013 by Senator Magno Malta (PR), the consultation addresses the suspension of Resolution 175/2013 of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), which currently regulates same-sex marriage.
Malta's proposal has been in the Constitution and Justice Committee since 2015 awaiting the appointment of a rapporteur, and at this moment, the vote on the consultation indicates a favorable result for maintaining the rights of same-sex couples – just over 16 votes are in favor of the proposal, while 303 are opposed to suspending those rights.