General Assembly
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The General Assembly was the bicameral national legislature of the Empire of Brazil, responsible for making laws and shaping imperial policy during the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General Assembly canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ parliament ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | Emperor of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Moderating Power of the Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalSystem | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| country | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | Proclamation of the Republic in Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1889 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of the Empire of Brazil of 1824 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | parliamentary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
civil and commercial law
ⓘ
foreign policy oversight ⓘ imperial legislation ⓘ military legislation ⓘ national budget ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (Empire)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
budget approval
ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ oversight of the Council of Ministers ⓘ policy debate ⓘ ratification of international treaties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| houseType |
lower house: Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (Empire)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
upper house: Senate of the Empire of Brazil ⓘ |
| inception | 1826 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−03:00 ⓘ |
| meetsFor | ordinary legislative sessions ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Paço do Senado, Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEmperorDuringExistence |
Dom Pedro I of Brazil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dom Pedro II of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| precededBy | Cortes of the Kingdom of Brazil (short-lived) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Emperor of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| upperHouseType | non-hereditary life senate ⓘ |
| votingSystemInLowerHouse |
census suffrage
ⓘ
indirect election (early period) ⓘ |
| votingSystemInUpperHouse | lifetime appointment from elected triple lists by the Emperor ⓘ |
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