[News] [Brazil] Gay Rights Victory in Brazil
Stephanie Stevens
Posted on Advocate.com December 13, 2010
Gay Rights Victory in Brazil
By Advocate.com Editors
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Officials in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia (pictured) announced
Friday that the nation's committed gay couples will be granted the
same social security pension benefits that heterosexual couples
receive.
A same-sex partner of a retiree who dies will now be able to receive
the pension payments that were granted to their deceased partner,
announced the Social Security Ministry. Brazil doesn't formally
recognize same-sex marriages, but gay couples have certain rights,
including some related to inheritance and retirement.
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<http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9K17R880.htm> .
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