SÃO PAULO—Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court voted Thursday to criminalize discrimination and acts of hate against gay people and transsexuals, ruling that the country’s Congress had failed its constitutional duty to pass similar legislation. Brazil’s constitution allows the high court to impose remedies in the event of a lack of action by lawmakers. On Thursday, the 11-member court voted 8-3 that violence and other crimes against gay people and transsexuals motivated by their orientation should be judged under a current antiracism...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 13, 2019 23:14 UTC