Same-sex couples rush to get married in Brazil

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 Gay marriage has been legal in Brazil since 2013. But the country’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro, has threatened to end it. That’s left many same-sex couples scrambling to tie the knot before it ceases to be an option. The World’s Carol Hills speaks with one couple that rushed to get married in December, ahead of Bolsonaro’s Jan. 1 swearing-in.

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