Claim: Same-sex marriage has been legal in Brazil following judicial system decision.
Evidence: Same-sex marriage has been legal in Brazil since 16 May 2013 , following the National Justice Council decision , which orders notaries of every state to perform same-sex marriages.
The National Justice Council -LRB- Conselho Nacional de Justiça -LSB- kõˈseʎu nɐsjoˈnaw dʒi ʒuʃˈtʃisɐ -RSB- -RRB- is an organ of the Brazilian Judicial System created in 2004 by a Constitutional Amendment , as a part of the Judicial Reform.