Supreme Court, in the end zone legal spike of a prosecution that has picked at the polygamy scab for more than a quarter-century. Co-accused James Oler, also a leader of the sect (five wives), was found guilty of polygamy as well. Domingues noted there was no law prohibiting such a civil union, despite polygamy being illegal in Brazil. And registering a civil union only requires that the applicants share an address and a bank account. Three years ago, as reported by the wire services, Brazil saw its first polyamorous civil union — three women.

Source: thestar May 25, 2018 22:07 UTC