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BRAZIL
BRAZIL
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 15
PREVALENCE OF MARRIAGE BY AGE 18
FEMALE
MALE
6%
N/A
26%
#N/A
Year of data:
2006
Source:
PNDS 2006
Year of data:
#N/A
Source:
#N/A
LEGAL AGE OF MARRIAGE
18
18
LOWEST PERMITTED AGE OF MARRIAGE DUE TO EXCEPTIONS IN THE LAW
16
16
Law(s) which govern marriage and/or child marriage:
Civil Code 2002
ABOUT THE LAW AND ANY EXCEPTIONS
Children can marry from the age of 16 with parental consent. Prior to 2019, Brazil allowed marriage below the age of 16 in the case of pregnancy or to avoid a criminal sentence for statutory rape.
CAN MARRIED OR PREGNANT GIRLS GO TO SCHOOL?
No explicit law prevents or protects the right to education for married, pregnant, or parenting girls.
IS THE COUNTRY A FRAGILE OR CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATE?
No
IS THE COUNTRY ONE OF THE 50 MOST CLIMATE-VULNERABLE STATES?
No
IS IT ONE OF THE 50 COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST RATES OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY?
No
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