Brazil: Provisional Regency: 1831 |
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| Membros da Regência Provisória | |
| 7 Apr 1831 - 18 Jun 1831 | Nicolau Vergueiro (president) |
| 7 Apr 1831 - 18 Jun 1831 | Marquês de Caravelas |
| 7 Apr 1831 - 18 Jun 1831 | Francisco de Lima e Silva |
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The abdication of Emperor Pedro I in favor of the 5-year-old Pedro II was communicated to the joint meeting of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies on 7 Apr 1831, which immediately proceeded with election of the Provisional Regency. [1] On 14 Jun 1831 the Provisional Regency promulgated a law on the process of election of the permanent regency provided in the Constitution. The Permanent Regency elected under the provisions of this law replaced the Provisional Regency. |
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| [1] | As explained in the Proclamation of 8 Apr 1831, the Assembly, being in recess, could not proceed to elect a permanent regency according to Article 123 of the Constitution of 1824; nor could a provisional regency constituted according to Article 124 be installed, since the ministry stood dissolved. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [2] | "A Political History of the Brazilian Regency 1831-1840", by Helen Katherine Reinhart, Thesis (University of Illinois, Urbana 1960). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [3] | "Dicionário do voto", by Walter Costa Porto (Universidade de Brasília, Brasília/São Paulo 2000). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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