THE SITUATION OF LGBT+ RIGHTS IN BRAZIL AND MEXICO

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN DOCUMENTS FROM INTERNACIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Abstract

This article focuses on the rights of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals (LGBT+) in the Latin American contexts of Brazil and Mexico. The investigation is justified by the scarcity of comparative studies on LGBT+ rights in Latin America and, above all, in relation to Brazil and Mexico, in addition to the anti-gender offensives in the Latin American context that threaten sexual rights. In this sense, it aims to compare the development of LGBT+ rights between Brazil and Mexico based on documents from international organizations. To this end, a documentary research was undertaken in the collections of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) and Amnesty International. The data were treated based on descriptive statistics and content analysis techniques. It is concluded that Mexico has norms with greater normative force than Brazil in relation to LGBT+ rights. The North American country has 70% of ordinary laws, in addition to a constitutional provision on the subject. Sexual rights in Brazil, on the other hand, are mostly derived from jurisprudence (55%). Most of the Brazilian standards are concentrated in 2019, while in Mexico in 2003. There is also a trend towards the agenda of equal civil marriage in the core of LGBT+ political demands in both countries, however, this gains greater strength in Mexico. Finally, it can be seen that the reports on Brazil denounce more public problems than they inform about achievements in the field of sexual rights.