It’s been five years since the national approval that allowed Civil Registry Offices to perform name and gender changes for transgender people. In Santa Maria, more than 50 changes were made without the need for a lawsuit or proof of sexual reassignment surgery, also known as reassignment.
Sex change in Notary was regulated across the country in 2018, following a decision by the Federal Supreme Court (STF). Provision No. 73 of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), which came into force in June of the same year, established the guidelines for this change. During the five years the rule was in force, from June 2018 to May 2023, 55 changes were registered.
These data were obtained from the Civil Registry Information Center (CRC Nacional), a national database that contains information on births, marriages and deaths managed by the National Association of Natural Person Registrars (Arpen-Brasil). This entity represents the 7,757 Civil Registry Offices in the country.
Sidnei Hofer Birmann, president of Arpen/RS, points out that since the decision of the STF in 2018, the process of changing the name and gender has become faster and easier, and can be carried out directly at the civil registry offices, without the need for surgery or court authorization. This measure is fundamental to guarantee the right to identity.
Data from the Civil Registry of Santa Maria show that there was a significant growth in the last two periods in which the norm was in force. In the period from June 2021 to May 2022, there was an increase of 154.5% compared to the previous period, with the number of changes increasing from 11 to 28. In the following period, from June 2022 to May 2023, there were 16 more gender alterations were recorded.
Among the gender changes performed, those that change to the female gender prevail. In the five years of regulation, from June 2018 to May 2023, there were 29 changes from male to female and 26 changes from female to male.
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To guide those interested in making this change, Arpen-Brasil has published a National Booklet on Change of Name and Gender in Notary’s Office. This booklet provides a step-by-step guide to the process and lists the documents required by the national CNJ standard.
To carry out the gender and name change process at the Civil Registry Offices, it is necessary to present all personal documents, proof of address and certificates from the civil, state and federal criminal distributors of the place of residence for the last five years, in addition to the certificates of state and federal criminal execution, Protest Notary Offices and Labor Courts. The registrar will then conduct an interview with the person concerned.
Any notes on the certificates do not prevent the process from being carried out, and the Civil Registry Office is responsible for informing the competent body about the change of name and sex, as well as notifying the other identification bodies about the change made in the birth registration. The issuance of other documents must be requested directly by the interested party to the body responsible for issuing them. It is not necessary to present medical reports and evaluation by a doctor or psychologist is not required.
It’s been five years since the national approval that allowed Civil Registry Offices to perform name and gender changes for transgender people. In Santa Maria, more than 50 changes were made without the need for a lawsuit or proof of sexual reassignment surgery, also known as reassignment.
Sex change in Notary was regulated across the country in 2018, following a decision by the Federal Supreme Court (STF). Provision No. 73 of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), which came into force in June of the same year, established the guidelines for this change. During the five years the rule was in force, from June 2018 to May 2023, 55 changes were registered.
These data were obtained from the Civil Registry Information Center (CRC Nacional), a national database that contains information on births, marriages and deaths managed by the National Association of Natural Person Registrars (Arpen-Brasil). This entity represents the 7,757 Civil Registry Offices in the country.
Sidnei Hofer Birmann, president of Arpen/RS, points out that since the decision of the STF in 2018, the process of changing the name and gender has become faster and easier, and can be carried out directly at the civil registry offices, without the need for surgery or court authorization. This measure is fundamental to guarantee the right to identity.
Data from the Civil Registry of Santa Maria show that there was a significant growth in the last two periods in which the norm was in force. In the period from June 2021 to May 2022, there was an increase of 154.5% compared to the previous period, with the number of changes increasing from 11 to 28. In the following period, from June 2022 to May 2023, there were 16 more gender alterations were recorded.
Among the gender changes performed, those that change to the female gender prevail. In the five years of regulation, from June 2018 to May 2023, there were 29 changes from male to female and 26 changes from female to male.
Primer
To guide those interested in making this change, Arpen-Brasil has published a National Booklet on Change of Name and Gender in Notary’s Office. This booklet provides a step-by-step guide to the process and lists the documents required by the national CNJ standard.
To carry out the gender and name change process at the Civil Registry Offices, it is necessary to present all personal documents, proof of address and certificates from the civil, state and federal criminal distributors of the place of residence for the last five years, in addition to the certificates of state and federal criminal execution, Protest Notary Offices and Labor Courts. The registrar will then conduct an interview with the person concerned.
Any notes on the certificates do not prevent the process from being carried out, and the Civil Registry Office is responsible for informing the competent body about the change of name and sex, as well as notifying the other identification bodies about the change made in the birth registration. The issuance of other documents must be requested directly by the interested party to the body responsible for issuing them. It is not necessary to present medical reports and evaluation by a doctor or psychologist is not required.