Brazil court considers same-sex civil union rights

[Judi Lynn]

Brazil court considers same-sex civil union rights
Updated 1 hour 19 minutes ago

Brazil's high court has formally opened deliberations on granting gays and lesbians the right to form civil unions, and on guaranteeing them the same legal rights as other couples.

President Dilma Rousseff's top prosecutor, attorney general Roberto Gurgel, has backed the plan.

"When the state refuses to recognise a homosexual (civil) union, it is sacrificing rights that parties to that union have," Mr Gurgel argued.

Though deliberations began on Wednesday, the actual hearing on the case before the court was postponed until Thursday.

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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/05/3208987.htm?section=justin

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