THE OLD REPUBLIC (1889-1930)
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The Proclamation - The Proclamation of the Republic inaugurated a new period in the Brazilian electoral legislation, now inspired by North American models. The first electoral innovation brought by the Republic was the elimination of the "pecuniary census" or "census suffrage."

In 1890, the provisional government's head, Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, promulgated Decree No. 200-A, edited by Aristides Lobo and considered the first electoral law of the Republic, which ruled only on qualification of voters.