Brazilian Congressional Bill No. 1151

Former congresswoman Marta Suplicy's bill project 1151 aims to change Brazilian federal law in order to establish same-sex civil unionsFact|date=February 2007. The bill had been pending in the House since 1995 and was the theme of the 2005 São Paulo Gay Pride ParadeFact|date=February 2007. The bill has been debated many timesFact|date=February 2007, but has never been brought to a vote. Then-Speaker of the House Severino Cavalcanti was expected to end debate and bring the bill to a vote in late 2005, but corruption charges forced his resignation.Fact|date=February 2007 Despite the anticipated vote, Calvalcanti strongly opposed the billFact|date=February 2007.

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External links

*en icon [http://www.ilga.info/Information/Legal_survey/americas/supporting%20files/brazil__samesex_civil_union_bill.htm] — Full text of Bill Project 1151 (Unofficial Translation)

See also

* Civil unions in Rio Grande do Sul
* LGBT rights in Brazil
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* Timeline of LGBT history
* Homosexuality laws of the world