Senate of the Empire of Brazil

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The Senate of the Empire of Brazil was the upper legislative chamber of Brazil’s imperial parliament, composed of lifelong senators who represented the provinces under the constitutional monarchy from 1826 to 1889.

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Senate of the Empire of Brazil canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
upper house of parliament
appliesToTerritorialEntity Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
provinces of the Empire of Brazil
capital Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
chamberOf General Assembly of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
composition lifelong senators
constitutionalBasis Constitution of 1824 NERFINISHED
country Brazil
Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
dissolutionCause Proclamation of the Republic in Brazil NERFINISHED
dissolutionEvent Proclamation of the Republic (1889) NERFINISHED
dissolved 1889
endTime 1889
establishedBy Constitution of the Empire of Brazil of 1824 NERFINISHED
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasRole oversight of the executive power
participation in budget approval
representation of provinces
review and approval of legislation
headOfStateDuringExistence Emperor of Brazil NERFINISHED
historicalEra 19th century
houseType upper house
inception 1826
jurisdiction Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
language Portuguese
legislativeBranchOf General Assembly of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
legislativePeriod Imperial period of Brazil NERFINISHED
legislativeSystem bicameral
location Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
meetsIn Paço do Senado NERFINISHED
memberOf imperial institutions of Brazil
membership senators representing the provinces
monarchDuringExistence Pedro I of Brazil NERFINISHED
Pedro II of Brazil NERFINISHED
otherChamber Chamber of Deputies of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
partOf Parliament of the Empire of Brazil NERFINISHED
precededBy Senate of the Kingdom of Brazil NERFINISHED
Senate of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves NERFINISHED
region Latin America
replacedBy Federal Senate of Brazil NERFINISHED
selectionMethod indirect election with imperial appointment
shortName Imperial Senate of Brazil NERFINISHED
startTime 1826
termLength life tenure
votingSystem indirect election

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Empire of Brazil upperHouse Senate of the Empire of Brazil