# Brazilian judicial rulings on transgender rights

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/brazilian-judicial-rulings-on-transgender-rights
> Updated: 2026-10-10T15:17:00.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2.

Legal actions in Brazil have resulted in court orders regarding the rights and medical treatment of transgender individuals.

In Acre, a court ordered the state government to provide a masculinizing mastectomy for a transgender man on the Unified Health System (SUS) waiting list. The Public Ministry of the State of Acre (MPAC) secured the injunction after the state health secretariat reported no available vacancies for the medically indicated gender affirmation procedure. The state was given 30 days to update evaluations and designate a facility for the surgery.

In São Paulo, the Court of Justice (TJSP) ordered the state government to correct the medical records of a transgender woman. The ruling followed an incident where the patient was incorrectly recorded as male in hospital guides and radiological reports despite her birth certificate. The court determined that failing to respect gender identity violates “personality rights and the constitutional principle of human dignity,” and ordered the state to pay R$ 2,000 in moral damages.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-10: São Paulo Court orders state to correct transgender woman's medical records

The São Paulo Court of Justice ordered the state to correct a transgender woman's gender registration in health databases and pay moral damages due to identity errors in hospital records.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/so-paulo-court-orders-state-to-correct-transgender-womans-medical-records

### 2026-09-16: Acre court orders state to provide mastectomy for transgender man

A court in Acre, Brazil, has ordered the state to provide a masculinizing mastectomy for a transgender man after delays in the Unified Health System (SUS).

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/acre-court-orders-state-to-provide-mastectomy-for-transgender-man

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