On Tuesday (10/10), the Federal Chamber’s Social Security, Social Assistance, Childhood, Adolescence and Family Committee approved, by 12 votes to 5, a project that aims to prohibit marriage between people of the same sex. The text now goes to the Human Rights and Constitution and Justice (CCJ) committees of the House.
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Federal deputy Pastor Eurico (PL) was the rapporteur of the text presented. Eurico proposed the inclusion, in the Civil Code, of a section that defines that people of the same sex cannot marry. The text also establishes that public authorities and civil legislation cannot interfere with the criteria and requirements of religious marriage.
Opposition
The project is sponsored by parliamentarians opposed to the government and linked to the evangelical bench in the Chamber. The collegiate committee, in which the voting took place, has a majority made up of conservative deputies.
The text will still have to be analyzed by the Human Rights and Constitution and Justice committees and also by the plenary sessions of the Chamber and Senate.
Not Regulated
Same-sex marriages are not regulated by law. The legal basis for making these relationships official is a 2011 STF decision. STF ministers decided that an article of the Civil Code should be interpreted to guarantee the recognition of unions between people of the same sex. The decision also considered these relationships as family entities. Two years later, in 2013, the National Council of Justice (CNJ) issued a resolution to force the celebration of same-sex marriages in registry offices.
Analysis:
The progression of this bill in Congress could lead to protests by the LGBTQI+ across the country. The size and expected behavior of protesters will depend on the secondary groups that may adhere to an eventual wave of demonstrations. Labor unions, leftist movements and parties, and human rights associations could join the cause.
