Constitutional and Legal Development of the Empire (1824–1889)

1. Constituent Assembly dissolved in “Night of Agony”

   Nov 12, 1823Labels: Pedro I, Constituent Assembly, Night of

   • Night Agony
   • Assembly 1823

2. Constitution of the Empire of Brazil issued

   Mar 25, 1824Labels: 1824 Constitution, Pedro I, Moderating Power

   • 1824 Constitution
   • Britannica 1834 Act

3. Supreme Court of Justice begins operating

   Jan 9, 1829Labels: Supreme Court, Supremo Tribunal, 1829

   • 1824 Constitution

4. Criminal Code approved for the Empire

   Dec 16, 1830Labels: Criminal Code, 1829 1830, Empire of

   • 1830 Code
   • LOC copy

5. Pedro I abdicates, beginning the Regency

   Apr 7, 1831Labels: Pedro I, Regency, Abdication

   • Britannica 1834 Act

6. Criminal Procedure Code enacted during Regency

   Nov 29, 1832Labels: Criminal Procedure, Regency, 1832

   • 1832 Procedure

7. Additional Act amends constitution toward decentralization

   Aug 12, 1834Labels: Additional Act, Provincial Legislatures, Ato Adicional

   • Britannica 1834 Act
   • Additional Act

8. Pedro II declared of age in “Majority Coup”

   Jul 23, 1840Labels: Pedro II, Majority Coup, General Assembly

   • Majority 1840

9. Commercial Code establishes unified rules for trade

   Jun 25, 1850Labels: Commercial Code, Lei n, 1850

   • Museu EXEA

10. Eusébio de Queirós Law outlaws Atlantic slave trade

    Sep 4, 1850Labels: Eus bio, Slave Trade, 1850

    • Britannica 1850
    • Law 581

11. Land Law restricts access to public land by purchase

    Sep 18, 1850Labels: Land Law, Lei de, 1850

    • Encyclopedia com
    • Lei de Terras

12. Rio Branco Law frees children born to enslaved mothers

    Sep 28, 1871Labels: Rio Branco, Lei do, 1871

    • Britannica 1871
    • Ventre Livre

13. Sexagenarian Law grants freedom to older enslaved people

    Sep 28, 1885Labels: Sexagenarian Law, Saraiva-Cotegipe Law, 1885

    • Sexagenarian
    • Law text

14. Lei Áurea abolishes slavery in Brazil

    May 13, 1888Labels: Lei urea, Golden Law, Princess Isabel

    • Lei urea
    • Britannica 1871

15. Military coup proclaims republic and ends 1824 constitution

    Nov 15, 1889Labels: Proclamation of, Military Coup, Pedro II

    • 1889 Coup
    • 1824 Constitution