I do, i do, i do: polyamorous in Brazil.

• Author: Brown, Elizabeth Nolan
• Position: Citings - Brief article

A BRAZILIAN throuple that was joined in a civil union last October plans to fight for legal recognition of their polyamorous relationship, using the same-sex marriage struggle as a template.

Though Brazil's anti-bigamy law bars the threesome from entering into a formal marriage and reaping the associated legal privileges, registering a civil union in Brazil simply requires proof that applicants share an address and bank account, plus a ceremony before a notary public.

The three women in the relationship, all in their early 30s, say they plan to start a family soon and want the same parental rights that two-parent families have.

A 2003 law in Brazil paved the way for legal recognition of same-sex civil unions. In 2011, the country's Supreme Federal Court ruled that all current marriage laws must apply equally to opposite- and...