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.

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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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Empire of Brazil firstConstitutionName Constitution of 1824