Episode 2 of 2
Legislative Reforms and Slave Law
- When
- 1871
- Where
- Brazil
The cabinet pursued legislative reforms, including the introduction of the bill to free children born to slave women in May 1871.
The bill to set free all children born of slave women was introduced in the Chamber of Deputies on 12 May 1871. The Senate passed the measure on 27 September 1871. Police reform legislation also limited arbitrary imprisonment powers, though these constraints were often ignored.
Sources
- José Paranhos, Viscount of Rio Branco Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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