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

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Empire of Brazil upperHouse Senate of the Empire of Brazil
General Assembly of the Empire of Brazil hasComponent Senate of the Empire of Brazil
subject linked to: General Assembly
Senate of the Empire of Brazil legislativeBranchOf General Assembly of the Empire of Brazil
linked to: Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Senate of the Empire of Brazil precededBy Senate of the Kingdom of Brazil
linked to: Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Senate of the Empire of Brazil shortName Imperial Senate of Brazil
linked to: Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Constitution of 1824 upperHouse Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Majority coup of 1840 participant Brazilian Parliament
linked to: Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Majority coup of 1840 participant Senate of Brazil
linked to: Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Second Reign of Pedro II of Brazil upperHouse Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Pedro de Araújo Lima servedIn Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro memberOf Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Senado Federal precededBy Senado do Império do Brasil
linked to: Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Constitution of the Empire of Brazil of 1824 createdBody Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Manuel Luís Osório, Marquis of Erval memberOf Imperial Senate of Brazil
linked to: Senate of the Empire of Brazil
Lei Áurea passedBy Senate of the Empire of Brazil