Brazilian Constitution of 1824

Political Constitution of the Empire of Brazil
Cover of the imperial constitution of 1824 in the custody of the Brazilian National Archives
Overview
Jurisdiction	Empire of Brazil
Date effective	25 March 1824
System	Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Government structure
Branches	4
Chambers	Bicameral
Executive	Emperor
Judiciary	Supreme Court of Justice
Federalism	Unitary
Electoral college	Yes
First legislature	6 May 1826
First court	9 January 1829
Location	Brazilian National Archives
Commissioned by	Pedro I of Brazil
Author(s)	Council of State
Signatories	List Pedro I of Brazil Maciel da Costa [pt] Carvalho e Melo [pt] Ferreira França [pt] Pereira da Fonseca [pt] Silveira Mendonça [pt] Vilela Barbosa [pt] Álvares de Almeida [pt] Pereira da Cunha Nogueira da Gama Carneiro de Campos
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The Political Constitution of the Empire of Brazil (Portuguese: Constituição Política do Império do Brasil) commonly referred to as the Constitution of 1824, was Brazil's first constitution, issued on 25 March 1824 and revoked on 24 February 1891. In force during the period of the Empire of Brazil, it was issued at the emperor's request, that is, unilaterally imposed by the will of emperor Pedro I, who had ordered it from the Council of State. Pedro had dissolved the Constituent Assembly in 1823 and, through the Constitution of 1824, imposed his own political project on the country. The same Pedro later issued, in Portugal, the Constitutional Charter of 29 April 1826, inspired by the Brazilian model.

It remained in force for 65 years, until the promulgation of the Constitution of 1891, followed by Decree No. 1 of 15 November 1889, which replaced the political ordering of the Empire of Brazil. It was the longest-running constitution in Brazil. Among its innovations were freedom of religious worship (although the official State religion remained Catholic), freedom of the press and opinion, and the institution of the Moderating Power.