"Freedom of speech, equality and the right not to be discriminated against deserves to be protected by a legal authority," writes Judge Laura Carvalho in the decision, according to Reuters.
It was Brazil's Minister for Citizenship, Osmar Terra, who in August ordered that funding for 80 film projects, of which a few with LGBT theme, be withdrawn. Prior to that, the country's president Jair Bolsonaro had called the support for LGBTQ-themed films "wasted money".