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History of the elections / Elections in Brazil
 
 

ELECTIONS IN BRAZIL
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| 500 years of elections | Elections in four steps
| The first elections | From wax to electronics
| Religious influence | Free elections

Religious influence - The relationship between the State and the Church was so close until the end of the Empire that some of the elections were held inside churches. Also, for some time, one of the requirements to be elected as deputy was the profession of the Catholic faith. The mandatory religious ceremonies preceding the electoral processes were only eliminated in 1881, with the promulgation of the Saraiva Law. This connection between politics and religion ceased only with the Constitution of 1891, which ordered the separation of Church and State.  

 

John VI, by J.B. Debret, 1816. National Historical Museum, Rio de Janeiro. Image: Ministry of External Relations Design for the painting "Bandeirantes", Sérgio Ferro. Image: Ministry of External Relations
 
 
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