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The General Assembly (Portuguese: Assembleia Geral) was the bicameral parliament of the Empire of Brazil, as determined by the Imperial Constitution in its Article 14. The assembly consisted of the Chamber of Deputies (lower house) and the Senate (upper house).
General Assembly Assembleia Geral | |
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| Founded | 6 May 1826 |
| Succeeded by | National Congress |
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President of the Senate | Marquess of Santo Amaro (first) Paulino de Sousa (last) |
President of the Chamber of Deputies | Pereira da Nóbrega (first) Baron of Lucena (last) |
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Once the General Assembly was convened, the first preparatory session of the Chamber of Deputies took place on 29 April 1826, and the opening session of the first legislature (joint meeting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate) took place on 6 May 1826.
Members of the Chamber of Deputies, called deputados, were indirectly elected to a three-year term, while the senators had lifelong tenures.
Furthermore, the princes of the Imperial House were entitled to a seat in this House as soon as they turned 25 years old. By this criterion, Princess Isabel was Brazil's first senator.
https://www.camara.leg.br/historia-e-arquivo/
https://www2.congressonacional.leg.br/visite/sedes-historicas
https://www12.senado.leg.br/ril/edicoes/43/172/ril_v43_n172_p7.pdf
https://www2.camara.leg.br/a-camara/conheca/presidentes/imperio1.html
https://revista.enap.gov.br/index.php/RSP/article/download/4166/2357/12935
