Brazil: Information on the treatment of homosexuals
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1992 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BRA12203 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Brazil: Information on the treatment of homosexuals, 1 November 1992, BRA12203, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6abfd30.html [accessed 19 May 2023] |
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The World Human Rights Guide indicates that the practice of homosexuality between consenting adults is lawful in Brazil; however, no soliciting is allowed (1986, 41). The New State of the World Atlas also indicates that homosexuality was lawfull and tolerated in 1986 (1987, No. 55).
The United Press International (UPI) reported on 12 February 1992 that twenty-three officers of the Brazilian air force were facing court martials for allegedly participating in homosexual activities on a Rio de Janeiro air base. The defendants will be tried under the article 235 of the military penal code, which states, as quoted in UPI, that
the practice of or the military allowing the practice of libidinous acts, homosexual or not, in a place subject to military administration will be sanctioned with two months to a year in detention (Ibid.).
For further information on this subject please refer to the attached documents. Additional information on this subject is currently unavailable to the DIRB.
References
Kidron, Michael and Ronald Segal. 1987. The New State of the World Altas. London: Pan Books.
The United Press International (UPI). 12 February 1992. BC Cycle. Hugo Coya. "Brazilian Pilots face Homosexual Charges." (NEXIS)
World Human Rights Guide. 1986. London: Economist Publications Ltd.
Attachments
The Daily Telegraph. 25 May 1992. Brian Oliver. "Sport Around the World: Locker-room Tales of Steamy Lesbian Scenes." (NEXIS)
. 3 February 1992. Brian Oliver. "Sport Around the World: Handsome Men Putt Me Off, Says Rio's Top Referee." (NEXIS)
The United Press International (UPI). 12 February 1992. BC Cycle. Hugo Coya. "Brazilian Pilots Face Homosexual Charges." (NEXIS)
. 29 May 1991. BC Cycle. N.J. Newark. "Brazilian on Trial for Alleged Homosexual Killing." (NEXIS)
