The Brazilian Institute of Family Law or IBDFAM (from ''Instituto Brasileiro de Direito de Família'', in Portuguese) is a non-profit civil association founded on October 25, 1997, in the city of
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
, state of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
,
Brazil
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, during the First Congress of Brazilian Family Law.
The national headquarters of the Brazilian Institute of Family Law is located in Belo Horizonte. However, IBDFAM has representatives in all states of the union through its state and regional leaderships.
Justice Maria Berenice Dias of the state of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
is the founder of the Brazilian Institute of Family Law and is currently its vice-president (in 2006). Dr. Dias was the very first female judge to take the bench in her home state. She also became a nominee to the Supreme Court of Justice of
Brazil
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at the start of 2006.
Some of the main goals of IBDFAM are to "conduct studies and research, to promote discussions with an interdisciplinary focus and to foster the overall well-being of the Brazilian
family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...
." The Institute "works to further and ensure the civic rights of all members of Brazilian society, and of all Brazilian families - traditional and non-traditional." IBDFAM also promotes and seeks to participate in dialogues and round tables throughout Brazil and abroad.
See also
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Same-sex marriage in Brazil
Same-sex marriage in Brazil has been legal since 16 May 2013 in accordance with a decision from the National Justice Council, ordering notaries of every state to perform same-sex marriages. Brazil became the second country in South America to lega ...
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Lei Maria da Penha
Brazil's Federal Law 11340, also known as ''Lei Maria da Penha'' (Portuguese: lej mɐˈɾi.ɐ dɐ ˈpẽɲɐ ''Maria da Penha Law'') targets gender based violence in Brazil, with the specific aim of reducing domestic violence in the countr ...
External links
Instituto Brasileiro de Direito de Família Website in Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006.
Maria Berenice Dias Website in English, Spanish and Portuguese, accessed on April 25, 2006.
Brazilian family law
Non-profit organisations based in Brazil
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