A court in Rio de Janeiro approved a request to convert a gay "stable union" into a civil marriage, the first of the Brazilian state, reported local media on Friday.
Judge Luiz Felipe Francisco, editor of the decision taken unanimously by all the judges of the civil division of the Court of Justice of Rio, said Brazilian law does not expressly prevent the marriage between the same sex.
"As there is no explicit barrier to marriage between the same sex because it would be contrary to principles enshrined in the Constitution, such as equality, human dignity and pluralism," reads the statement.
The pair of two men last October came to court to ask that their "stable union"-legal concept that does not involve a change in marital status, to be recognized as a marriage.
The partnership that brings together Brazilian homosexuals, bisexuals, transvestites and transgender (LGBT) welcomed the decision of justice, ensuring that marriage is a "dream" of many couples.
The first homosexual civil marriage in Brazil, the largest Catholic country in the world, took place in June, when justice Sao Paulo authorized the issuance of the certificate of civil marriage to two men after eight years of "stable union".
The Brazilian Supreme Court recognized in May 2011 the "stable union" for same sex as a family without taking a specific position on marriage.
2010 Argentina became the first country in Latin America to allow gay marriage nationwide, after Mexico City entitling such a union in late 2009.
Source: TERRA MX
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