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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General Assembly canonical 1

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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 ⓘ