Same-sex unions recognized by Brazil's high court
From Marilia Brocchetto and Luciani Gomes , For CNN
May 5, 2011
(CNN) -- Brazil's Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that the nation should recognize same-sex unions.
The court voted 10-0 in favor of recognizing the unions. One justice abstained because he had spoken publicly in favor of same-sex unions when he was attorney general.
The court ruled that the same rights and rules that apply to "stable unions" of heterosexual couples will apply to same-sex couples, including the right to joint declaration of income tax, pension, inheritance and property sharing.
The ruling does not allow same-sex marriage, but gay rights activists hailed it as an important advance for same-sex couples. Previously, decisions related to same-sex unions were left for judges to evaluate on a case-by-case basis.
Cleber Vicente, project coordinator for the Rainbow Group in Rio de Janeiro, called the decision "a historic achievement," the state-run Agencia Brasil reported.
"There is something to celebrate this result," he said. "It is a struggle that stretches for over 15 years."
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Same-sex unions recognized by Brazil's high court
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Brazil is looking at things with their eyes wide open. Hopefully, that comes from not just drinking all that coffee.
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Do you think they would except Bolivian Quechua as payment for the license?