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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
parliament
appliesToJurisdiction Empire of Brazil
canBeDissolvedBy Emperor of Brazil
capitalCity Rio de Janeiro
constitutionalBasis Moderating Power of the Emperor
constitutionalSystem constitutional monarchy
country Empire of Brazil
dissolutionCause Proclamation of the Republic in Brazil
dissolved 1889
establishedBy Constitution of the Empire of Brazil of 1824
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)
Senate of the Empire of Brazil
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)
upper house: Senate of the Empire of Brazil
inception 1826
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
legislativeBranchOf Empire of Brazil
locatedInTimeZone UTC−03:00
meetsFor ordinary legislative sessions
meetsIn Paço do Senado, Rio de Janeiro
notableEmperorDuringExistence Dom Pedro I of Brazil
Dom Pedro II of Brazil
linked to: Pedro II of Brazil
numberOfHouses 2
officialLanguage Portuguese
precededBy Cortes of the Kingdom of Brazil (short-lived)
replacedBy National Congress of Brazil
seat Rio de Janeiro
subordinateTo Emperor of Brazil
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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Empire of Brazil legislature General Assembly