Citizenship for trans people in Mercosur: a legal comparative between Brazil and Uruguay

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v13i3.1713

Keywords:

Citizenship, Human rights, Mercosur, Population T, Brasil, Uruguai.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to establish, based on bibliographical and documentary research, a legal comparison between the Brazilian jurisprudential contribution (Direct Unconstitutionality Action nº 4,275-DF, Supreme Federal Court of Brazil, 2018) and Bill nº 816/2017 (Ley Integral para Personas Trans), recently approved by the Chamber of Deputies of Uruguay, in order to combat discrimination and expand rights for transsexuals, transgenders and transvestites in Brazil, considering the need to expand citizenship for these people: traditionally marginalized. The aim is to discuss the legislation of the two countries selected as an object of research (members of Mercosur), in order to verify if they are promoting Human Rights to Population T. As a result, it is evident that, while Uruguay has made efforts in the positivation of rights and in the recognition of respect for the self-determination of gender identity, Brazil has also walked timidly in the same construction, depending - primarily on jurisprudence and administrative acts for that purpose.

Author Biographies

Antônio Rodrigues Neto, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul. Campo Grande, MS

Graduação em Direito na Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul.

Antônio Leonardo Amorim, Universidade Federal de Jataí. Jataí, GO

Mestrado em Direito pela Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul.

Published

2019-09-13

How to Cite

Rodrigues Neto, A., & Amorim, A. L. (2019). Citizenship for trans people in Mercosur: a legal comparative between Brazil and Uruguay. Revista Eletrônica De Comunicação, Informação & Inovação Em Saúde, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v13i3.1713

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Dossiê: 40 anos do movimento LGBT no Brasil: visibilidades e representações