Interpretation Act of 1840

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The Interpretation Act of 1840 was a pivotal Brazilian law that effectively ended the regency period by allowing the early declaration of Emperor Pedro II’s majority, thus restoring the empire’s monarchical rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Brazilian law ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
appliesTo Brazil ⓘ
chronology enacted during the reign of Pedro II of Brazil ⓘ
country Empire of Brazil ⓘ
dateEnacted 1840 ⓘ
field constitutional interpretation ⓘ
public law ⓘ
governmentFormAffected constitutional monarchy in Brazil ⓘ
hasMonarchInvolved Pedro II of Brazil ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century Brazil ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked the end of the regency and beginning of Pedro II’s personal rule ⓘ
influenced stability of the Brazilian imperial regime ⓘ
jurisdiction Imperial Brazilian government ⓘ
linked to: Empire of Brazil
language Portuguese ⓘ
legalEffect allowed early declaration of Pedro II’s majority ⓘ
effectively ended the regency period in Brazil ⓘ
restored full monarchical rule under Pedro II ⓘ
legalStatus historical law ⓘ
partOf Brazilian Empire’s constitutional framework ⓘ
politicalContext Regency period in the Empire of Brazil ⓘ
transition from regency to personal rule of Pedro II ⓘ
purpose to interpret constitutional provisions on the age of majority of the emperor ⓘ
to provide legal basis for anticipating the emperor’s majority ⓘ
relatedTo Constitution of the Empire of Brazil ⓘ
Pedro II of Brazil ⓘ
Regency period (Brazil) ⓘ
resultedIn consolidation of the Brazilian monarchy ⓘ
proclamation of Pedro II’s majority at age 14 ⓘ
subjectOf Brazilian constitutional history ⓘ

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Regency period in Brazil → legislativeChange → Interpretation Act of 1840 ⓘ