THE OLD REPUBLIC (1889-1930)
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Deodoro's election - Elected on September 15th, 1890, one of the first tasks of the Constituent Assembly was to support the provisional government by promulgating the Constitution of 1891 and electing President Deodoro da Fonseca the next day.

The first Republican Constitution instituted a presidential system in which the President and the Vice-president were to be chosen through direct vote of the nation, with absolute majority of votes; it charged the National Congress with the task of regulating the electoral process for federal seats throughout the country, and the states with the task of regulating state and municipal elections.