Belo Horizonte Enacts Municipal Day for Conjugal Fidelity and Christian Monogamous Marriage

Overview

• Mayor Álvaro Damião sanctioned the law creating the Day of Conjugal Fidelity and Christian Monogamous Marriage, adding it to Belo Horizonte’s official calendar.
• The new observance is incorporated into Law 11.397/22 and was published in the city’s Diário Oficial.
• The date will be marked annually on May 18 as a symbolic commemoration without specified programs or penalties.
• Authored by councilor Neném da Farmácia and approved by the Municipal Chamber, the proposal aims to highlight conjugal values the sponsor says support families, referencing a union between a man and a woman.
• LGBTQIA+ rights lawyer Bianca Figueira Santos says the law can be challenged as violating constitutional principles of state secularism and equality, noting Brazil’s recognition of same-sex unions and marriages.