Constitution of 1824
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The Constitution of 1824 was the foundational charter of the Empire of Brazil, establishing a constitutional monarchy under Emperor Pedro I and defining the country’s political and legal structure after independence.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitution
ⓘ
foundational charter ⓘ |
| adoptedAfter | Brazilian independence ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 25 March 1824 ⓘ |
| adoptionYear | 1824 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brazilian Constitution of 1824
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carta Constitucional de 1824 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amendmentDifficulty | high ⓘ |
| assemblyStatus | preceded by dissolved Constituent Assembly of 1823 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 25 March 1824 ⓘ |
| capitalRecognized | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Brazil
ⓘ
Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedBranch |
Executive
ⓘ
Judiciary ⓘ Legislative ⓘ Moderating Power ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Council of State of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executivePowerVestedIn | Emperor of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormEstablished | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfState | Emperor Pedro I of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first constitution of independent Brazil ⓘ |
| inForceUntil | 15 November 1889 ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | Moderating Power ⓘ |
| judicialIndependence | formally recognized ⓘ |
| legalSystemInfluence |
French constitutional ideas
ⓘ
Portuguese constitutional tradition ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | Chamber of Deputies of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderatingPowerVestedIn | Emperor of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Pedro I of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemDefined | hereditary constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Emperor Pedro I of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgationMethod | granted charter by the emperor ⓘ |
| providedFor | provincial councils with limited powers ⓘ |
| recognizedRight |
freedom of expression with limitations
ⓘ
habeas corpus in certain cases ⓘ inviolability of civil and political rights ⓘ right to property ⓘ |
| religionDeclared | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| religiousPolicy | toleration of other religions in private ⓘ |
| repealedBy | Constitution of the Republic of the United States of Brazil (1891) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Constitutional project of the Constituent Assembly of 1823 ⓘ |
| successionRule | hereditary succession in the male line with conditions ⓘ |
| suffrageType | census suffrage ⓘ |
| territorialOrganization | provinces of the Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Senate of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect elections for deputies ⓘ |
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