The Constitution of 1891 and the brazilian juridical-political laboratory of 'estado de sítio'

Authors

  • Rafael Vieira Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i12.289

Keywords:

Constitutional History – 1891 – Estado de Sítio

Abstract

This essay try to analyse the political-juridical institute 'estado de sítio', present on the first republican constitution on Brazil. This analysis will focus in legal and historical references, trying to understand the transformations of this period and the influence of this mecanism. One of the central hypothesis is that this mecanism could reveal some important aspects of brazilian governamental praxis on this period.

Submission Date: 26/01/2011

Acceptance Date: 13/03/2011

Author Biography

Rafael Vieira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Mestrando em Teoria do Estado e Direito Constitucional na Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

Published

2011-08-06