Same-sex marriage has been legal in Brazil following judicial system decision.
The National Justice Council ( Conselho Nacional de Justiça [ kõˈseʎu nɐsjoˈnaw dʒi ʒuʃˈtʃisɐ ] ) is an organ of the Brazilian Judicial System created in 2004 by a Constitutional Amendment , as a part of the Judicial Reform . Same-sex marriage has been legal in Brazil since 16 May 2013 , following the National Justice Council decision , which orders notaries of every state to perform same-sex marriages .