Chamber of Deputies of the Old Republic

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The Chamber of Deputies of the Old Republic was the lower house of Brazil’s federal legislature during the Old Republic era (1889–1930), representing the country’s states in a period dominated by oligarchic politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of parliament
lower house of legislature
authorityDerivedFrom Constitution of 1891 NERFINISHED
subsequent constitutional amendments of the Old Republic
characterizedBy dominance of rural elites
limited political competition
weak party institutionalization
coequalWith Federal Senate of Brazil (Old Republic) NERFINISHED
compositionInfluencedBy coronelismo (local boss politics)
country Brazil
dissolvedFollowing 1930 Revolution in Brazil NERFINISHED
dominantRegionalElites Minas Gerais dairy oligarchy
São Paulo coffee oligarchy
electoralSystem indirectly influenced by state oligarchies
restricted suffrage
endTime 1930
followedBy Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (Vargas Era) NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch
governmentTypeContext federal presidential republic
hasRole budget approval
federal lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch
representation of Brazilian states
historicalPeriod Old Republic of Brazil (1889–1930) NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
legislativeBodyFor Old Republic of Brazil NERFINISHED
legislativeTerm Old Republic (Brazilian First Republic) NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Federal District (Rio de Janeiro) NERFINISHED
mainFunction approval of federal taxes and budget
initiation and discussion of ordinary legislation
political support base for presidents of the Old Republic
meetsIn Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
numberOfChambersInParliament 2
partOf National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED
politicalSystemContext café com leite politics
oligarchic republic
replaced Chamber of Deputies of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
represents Brazilian states
seatAllocationPrinciple representation by state population with oligarchic distortions
significantEvent participation in approval of 1891 Constitution of Brazil
startTime 1889
subordinateTo dominant state political machines
typeOfJurisdiction federal
votingRestrictions exclusion of most of the poor population
exclusion of women
literacy requirement

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Chamber of Deputies predecessor Chamber of Deputies of the Old Republic
subject surface form: Chamber of Deputies (Brazil)