Constitution of Brazil of 1891

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The Constitution of Brazil of 1891 was the country’s first republican constitution, establishing a federal system, separation of powers, and key civil liberties following the fall of the monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal document
national constitution
alsoKnownAs Brazilian Constitution of 1891 NERFINISHED
First Republican Constitution of Brazil NERFINISHED
cameIntoForce 1891-02-24
capitalDesignated Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED
civilLibertiesGuaranteed due process of law
freedom of assembly
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
habeas corpus
inviolability of domicile
context Proclamation of the Republic of Brazil in 1889 NERFINISHED
country Brazil
draftedBy Constituent Congress of 1890–1891 NERFINISHED
executiveReelection immediate reelection prohibited
executiveTermLength 4 years
federalStructure autonomous states
municipalities
followedBy Constitution of Brazil of 1934 NERFINISHED
governmentFormEstablished federal republic
governmentFormReplaced constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernment President of the Republic
headOfState President of the Republic
historicalPeriod Old Republic of Brazil NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Constitution of the United States NERFINISHED
liberal constitutionalism of the 19th century
judiciaryEstablished Supreme Federal Court NERFINISHED
language Portuguese
legislativeBody National Congress of Brazil NERFINISHED
legislatureType bicameral legislature
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies NERFINISHED
politicalSystemEstablished presidential system
precededBy Constitution of Brazil of 1824 NERFINISHED
principle federalism
representative democracy
republicanism
separation of powers
promulgationDate 1891-02-24
religionPolicy separation of church and state
stateReligion none
status repealed
subjectOf Brazilian constitutional law scholarship
suffrageType male suffrage with restrictions
upperHouse Federal Senate NERFINISHED
votingRestrictions exclusion of enlisted soldiers from voting
exclusion of religious clergy from voting
exclusion of women from voting
literacy requirement for voters

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Supreme Federal Court of Brazil reorganizedBy Constitution of Brazil of 1891