 In Peru, the president José de San Martín established "the freedom of wombs" for those born after the declaration of independence in 1821.Venezuela endorsed a similar law in 1821, as well as Ecuador,
Uruguay in 1825, Paraguay in 1842 and Brazil in 1871.In Brazil, the Rio Branco Law, also referred to as "Law of Free Birth", was passed by the Brazilian Parliament on 1871.