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Period: Jan 17, 1501 to Jan 17, 1530
Pre-colonial Brazil
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Period: Jan 1, 1530 to
Colonial Era
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Jan 16, 1532
First election
The first election in Brazil took place in Vila de Sao Vicente and it was called by Martin Afonso de Souza to choose the village's office-counselor.
Only "good men" were allowed to vote, according to their families and wealth. -
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United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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First modern election
The first modern election happened one year before the Independence of Brazil to choose representatives for the nation. http://terramagazine.terra.com.br/interna/0,,OI4393190-EI6578,00-Em+a+primeira+eleicao+geral+para+civilizar+o+Brasil.html -
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Imperial Era
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Brazilian Constitution
The first Brazilian Constitution defined the rules for the new electoral system. Voting was mandatory, but only men older than 25 years old and who had a lot of money could vote. Women, soldiers, native indians, slaves, and the working class was not allowed to vote. -
Saraiva Law
The Saraiva Law Introduced the direct voting. Before that, votinng was an indirect process and had four or two stages - some men chose representatives and those representatives voted for the deputies.
Only 1,5% of the population were allowed to vote. -
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Old Republic
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First presidential election
Prudente de Morais was elected president with about 270,000 votes, which represented 2% of the Brazilian population. -
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Vargas Dictatorial Era
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Women were allowed to vote
Voting was extended to more and more people during the 20th century. Starting in 1932 women were allowed to vote. -
Women voted for the first time
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Period: to
Second Republic - Populist Time
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Finger print
Cafe Filho decided that it is necessary to put the finger print to vote. -
Only 10% of the population
Janio Quadros was elected president of Brasil in 1960 by almost 6 million votes. In that election only 10% of the Brazilian population had the right to vote. -
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Brazilian Military Government
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New Republic
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Illiterate people can vote
The current constitution allows illiterate people to vote in Brazil. -
More than 100 million people can vote
Nowadays, voting in Brasil is mandatory for people older than 18 years old. It is optional for people who are 16 or 17 years old or older than 70, and for illiterate people. People who are in the army are not allowed to vote.
