Brazilian Constituent Assembly (1823)
The Brazilian Constituent Assembly of 1823 was the first constituent assembly of Brazil, installed on 3 May 1823, under the presidency of the Major Chaplain Bishop, José Caetano da Silva Coutinho. The Assembly was tasked with drafting Brazil's first constitution. However, its activities ended with its dissolution by the police forces of emperor Pedro I of Brazil, Pedro I of Brazil in the early hours of 12 November 1823, an episode known as the Night of Agony. It was the first experience of a parliamentary system in Brazi and is considered the genesis of legislature in the country. Predecessors The starting point for the Assembly was the decree of 16 February 1822, inspired by José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, José Bonifácio, which provided for the convocation of a Council of General Procurators of the Provinces of Brazil, Provinces. Their attributions would be to advise the Pedro I of Brazil, Prince Regent, examine the great projects of reform in the administration, propo ...
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