Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil enjoy many of the same legal protections available to non-LGBTQ people. Homosexuality is legal in the state.
Mato Grosso do Sul was among the first states in Brazil to enact a state constitution banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, doing so in 1989 alongside the state of Sergipe. [1]
On 2 April 2013, the Court of Mato Grosso do Sul authorizes marriage between same-sex couples in the state [2] [3]
Considerando o princípio advindo da decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal, na ADI 4277/DF, que passou a admitir a habilitação direta para o casamento entre pessoas do mesmo sexo sem a necessidade do prévio reconhecimento da união estável