Hague Convention & International Family Law
Brazil: Sexual Exploitation of Children Now a Heinous Crime
May 21, 2014) Legislation approved by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies on May 14, 2014, makes sexual exploitation of children and adolescents a heinous crime. The legislation will be sent to President Dilma Roussef for her signature. (Press Release,...
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Brazil: New Resolution Bans Advertising to Children Under Age 12
(Apr. 22, 2014) Brazil’s National Council of the Rights of the Child and the Adolescent (Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente, or CONANDA) issued Resolution No. 163 on March 13, 2014, banning ads targeting children. The Resolution,...
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Brazil: International Adoption
(Mar. 28, 2014) On March 24, 2014, Brazil’s National Council of Justice (Conselho Nacional de Justiça, CNJ) approved an amendment to Resolution No. 54 of April 29, 2008, that created the National Register of Adoption (Cadastro Nacional de Adoção, CNA). The...
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Brazil: Father Sentenced to Pay Compensation to Daughter for Abandonment
(May 7, 2012) On May 2, 2012, in an unprecedented decision, Brazil's Superior Tribunal of Justice (Superior Tribunal de Justiça– STJ) sentenced a father to pay R$200,000 (about US$105,000) to his daughter as compensation for material and emotional...
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Brazil: First Gay Marriage Authorized by Judiciary
(July 11, 2011) On June 28, 2011, the Brazilian judiciary authorized the first same-sex marriage in Brazil. After eight years of living together, a gay couple was able to obtain a marriage certificate after being allowed by the judiciary of the State of...
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Brazil: New Standardized Birth, Marriage, and Death Certificates
(Dec. 15, 2010) On December 14, 2010, the Ministry of Justice of Brazil launched a Unified Certificates program designed to provide registrars nationwide with standardized forms to be used for the issuance of birth, marriage, and death certificates. The...
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Brazil: Parental Alienation defined in Law
(Sept. 2, 2010) On August 26, 2010, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva approved as law a bill that foresees parental alienation. as an action that can be penalized on a family court. Article 2 of Law No. 12,318 of July 26, 2010, defines an act...
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Brazil: New Adoption Law
(Aug. 5, 2009) On August 3, 2009, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a new Adoption Law, which revises legislation currently in force in the country. Law No. 12,010 of August 3, 2009, amends the Child and Adolescent Statute, the Civil...
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Brazil: International Child Custody Battle Transferred to Federal Court
(Mar. 19, 2009) On March 14, 2009, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met for the first time with the President of the United States, Barack Obama. Lula is the third Head of State to meet with Obama, and during their meeting Obama is reported to...
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Brazil: New Law Makes Payment of Child Support Mandatory During Pregnancy
(Nov. 10, 2008) On November 5, 2008, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Law No. 11,804, making it mandatory that the allegedfather of a child pay child support during the mother's pregnancy. In the past, the father was only compelled to...
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Brazil: Shared Custody of Children Approved
(July 2, 2008) On June 13, 2008, a proposed law amending the Brazilian Civil Code was sanctioned by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, allowing parents to share the custody of their children in cases of separation or divorce. Under the previous legal...
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Brazil: Proposed Law Gives Estranged Couples Equal Rights over Children
(Dec. 2, 2007) On October 23, 2007, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved the draft of a proposed supplemental law that changes the way children of estranged couples are raised. According to the proposed law, both parents will share all aspects of the...
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Brazil: Proposed Constitutional Amendment Changes Divorce Law
(Dec. 2, 2007) A Special Commission of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies is analyzing a proposal for a constitutional amendment that would reduce to one year the necessary period before a couple can file for divorce. Appended to it is an additional...
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Brazil: Proposed Law Gives Estranged Couples Equal Rights over Children
(Dec. 2, 2007) On October 23, 2007, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved the draft of a proposed supplemental law that changes the way children of estranged couples are raised. According to the proposed law, both parents will share all aspects of the...
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