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Wikipedia: The new constitution, published on March 25, 1824 outlined the existence of four powers: Executive — The State Council Legislative — The General Assembly, formed by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies Judiciary — The Courts Moderator — Vested in the Emperor, was supposed to resolve any incompatibilities between the other three, acting as a "neutral" power, in accordance to the theories of the Swiss thinker Benjamin Constant. The Emperor controlled the Executive by nominating the members of the State Council, influenced the Legislative by being allowed to propose motions and having the power to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies (senators sat for life, being, however, individually chosen by the emperor between the three most voted candidates in a given province) and also influenced the Judiciary, by appointing (for life) the members of the Highest Court. This constitution established the Brazilian Empire as a Unitary state (the provinces had little autonomy, if any).
![[Gustavo Capanema was a member of the 1946 Constitutional Congress.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Gustavo_Capanema_1932_s.jpg "Gustavo Capanema was a member of the 1946 Constitutional Congress.")
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![[Ruy Barbosa had a large influence upon the text adopted as the 1891 Constitution of Brazil]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Rui_Barbosa2_s.jpg "Ruy Barbosa had a large influence upon the text adopted as the 1891 Constitution of Brazil")
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![[The Marquis of Sabará was among the noblemen charged with drafting Brazil's first Constitution]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Joao_Gomes_da_Silveira_Mendon%C3%A7a.jpg "The Marquis of Sabará was among the noblemen charged with drafting Brazil's first Constitution")
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