tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post4100352258493554316..comments2024-02-25T02:00:04.601-03:00Comments on Qualidade de Vida: Gay marriage in Brazil, an updateJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-85035836289053349982011-11-09T08:26:40.000-02:002011-11-09T08:26:40.000-02:00Não é facil!Não é facil!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-18124679279223951502011-10-30T17:57:05.518-02:002011-10-30T17:57:05.518-02:00Well, it is something. We are getting there! There...Well, it is something. We are getting there! There's a lesbian couple here, they sell used furniture, and they just told me they are legally married. They also mentioned when they got here, they were the only same-sex couple in town. Now there's like 7, or something ridiculously small.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822419510744243455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-18839391005378762212011-10-30T06:39:38.530-02:002011-10-30T06:39:38.530-02:00Thanks Harveer!Thanks Harveer!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-70841039300118057822011-10-29T09:17:11.103-02:002011-10-29T09:17:11.103-02:00Hello, I love reading through your blog, I wanted ...Hello, I love reading through your blog, I wanted to leave a little comment to support you and wish you a good continuation. Wish you best of luck for all your best efforts. <a href="http://aryasamajmandir.org/" rel="nofollow">arya samaj delhi</a>, <a href="http://aryasamajmandir.org/" rel="nofollow">arya samaj marriage in ghaziabad</a>.Harveerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686034220423591308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-79308225283205105622011-10-28T06:24:16.382-02:002011-10-28T06:24:16.382-02:00THANKS for the clarification Denis. It makes more ...THANKS for the clarification Denis. It makes more sense to me now.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003236423048071844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043287896001157919.post-20655197465166529932011-10-27T17:53:10.106-02:002011-10-27T17:53:10.106-02:00Hi Jim, I've being following your blog for som...Hi Jim, I've being following your blog for some time now; I find amusing to see Brazil from a foreigner's perspective, yours seem to be a good perspective :)<br /><br />I am not a lawyer, but this is what I got from the news about the recent decision:<br />It was not the Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF, the Brazilian equivalent to the American Supreme Court) that ruled the case, but the Supremo Tribunal de Justiça (STJ, I'm not aware of an American equivalent), which is one level below. STF's decisions do have to be followed by lower courts (which include State courts), as with the Supreme Court, but the same is not true for STJ. However, STJ's decisions do become part of Brazilian jurisprudence, and as such are supposed to be used as models for lower courts. In practice, I expect local courts to grant same-sex marriage from now on, because Judges now know that all one's gotta do is to appeal to STJ. Still, some Judges might overrule just for the sake of being dicks....<br /><br />Brazilian politicians try at all costs to avoid dealing with controversial matters, so I don't expect this issue to be voted so soon.Denisnoreply@blogger.com