During its independent political history, Brazil has had seven constitutions. The most recent was ratified on October 5, 1988.
Closing of the voting on Brazil's 1988 Constitution, the first constitution after the military dictatorship, with a speech by deputy Ulysses Guimarães, the president of the Constituent Assembly
Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil.
Rui Barbosa had a large influence upon the text adopted as the 1891 Constitution of Brazil.
The adoption of the 1937 Constitution marked the beginning of Getúlio Vargas' dictatorship.
Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco was a Brazilian military officer and politician who served as the 26th president of Brazil, the first leader of the Brazilian military dictatorship following the 196
History of the Constitution of Brazil
…presidents were, in practice, placed higher than the Constitution and could amend it. Even under these circumstances, the first military president, Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, was committed to restoring civilian rule in 1966. However, a large number of military and civilian extremists felt the military had to stay in power…
Official portrait, 1964
Castelo Branco (left) and Amaury Kruel at the Military School of Porto Alegre, c. 1912–1917
Castelo Branco with future presidents Artur da Costa e Silva and Ernesto Geisel during a military ceremony in the Laranjeiras Palace, 1966
Inauguration of Castelo Branco on 15 April 1964.