Same-sex marriage in Alagoas

Same-sex marriage in Alagoas has been legal since 6 January 2012. Alagoas was the first Brazilian state to legalize same-sex marriage.[1][2] Civil unions (união estável) have also been available since 2011.

History

On 7 December 2011, Judge James Magalhães de Medeiros of the Alagoas Judicial Administrative Department (Corregedoria Geral de Justiça do Estado de Alagoas) instructed the state's civil registry offices to process marriage applications from same-sex couples in a similar manner to opposite-sex couples.[3][4][5][6] The decision, known as "Provision N° 40", came into effect upon publication on 6 January 2012.[6] This made Alagoas the first state in Brazil to open marriage to same-sex couples.[7][8] Civil unions have been legally performed and recognized nationwide, including in Alagoas, since May 2011 following a ruling from the Supreme Federal Court.[9]

On 17 January 2012, a male couple who had lived together for almost 25 years became the second same-sex couple to marry in the state, and the first to do so since the new ruling. Earlier, a lesbian couple had been able to have their civil union converted into a marriage.[10]

Marriage statistics

The following table shows the number of same-sex marriages performed in Alagoas, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.

Year	Same-sex marriages			Total marriages	% same-sex
	Female	Male	Total
2013[11]	14	3	17	16,049	0.11%
2014[12]	15	3	18	17,550	0.10%
2015[13]	29	19	48	18,049	0.27%
2016[14]	20	12	32	15,789	0.20%
2017[15]	34	10	44	14,747	0.30%
2018[16]	56	39	95	15,096	0.63%
2019[17]	53	25	88	15,184	0.58%

See also

• LGBT rights in Alagoas
• Same-sex marriage in Brazil

References

1. Brazil’s most populous state to allow same-sex marriage
2. Brazil’s São Paolo extends the freedom to marry to same-sex couples
3. JAMES, MAGALHÃES DE MEDEIROS. "PROVIMENTO Nº 40, DE 06 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2011" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
4. Redação, Por (6 January 2012). "Alagoas regulamenta o casamento civil entre gays em todos os cartórios do estado" (in Portuguese). guagh.com.br. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
5. "Iniciativa da Justiça de Alagoas facilita casamento gay" (in Portuguese). terra. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
6. "Página 46 da Jurisdicional e Administrativo do Diário de Justiça do Estado de Alagoas (DJAL) de 7 de Dezembro de 2011". Jusbrasil (in Portuguese).
7. Vermelho (7 January 2012). "Alagoas facilita casamento de homossexuais" (in Portuguese). Correio de Brasil. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
8. "Justiça de AL e ES orientam cartórios sobre união gay" (in Portuguese). Consultor Jurídico. 7 January 2012. Archived from the original on 8 January 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
9. "Same-sex unions recognized by Brazil's high court" (in Portuguese). 6 May 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
10. (in Portuguese) Alagoas registra seu segundo casamento gay
11. Vital Statistics 2013: Marriages
12. Vital Statistics 2014: Marriages
13. "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2015, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
14. "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2016, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
15. "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2017, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
16. "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2018, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).
17. "Estatísticas do Registro Civil 2019, Tabelas, Casamentos". IBGE (in Portuguese).