what sort of government does brazil have?
Constitutional republic Presidential system Federal republic
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 Article 2 of Brazil 's Constitution defined the roles of both the Emperor and the Assembleia Geral ( General Assembly or Parliament ) , which in 1824 was composed of 50 senators and 102 general deputies , as the nation 's representatives . The Constitution endowed the Assembly with both status and authority , and created legislative , moderating , executive and judicial branches as " delegations of the nation " with the separation of those powers envisaged as providing balances in support of the Constitution and the rights it enshrined . 

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 The government headed by Deodoro " was little more than a military dictatorship . The army dominated affairs both at Rio de Janeiro and in the states . Freedom of the press disappeared and elections were controlled by those in power . " The republican regime which followed the overthrow of the monarchy revealed itself to be highly unstable . In " a little more than a century of existence , the Brazilian Republic faced twelve states of emergency , seventeen Institutional Acts , the National Congress dissolved six times , nineteen military revolutions , two presidential resignations , three presidents prevented from assuming office , four presidents deposed , seven different Constitutions , four dictatorships , and nine authoritarian governments . " 

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 Since the days of the Constituent Assembly in 1823 , and with renewed vigor in 1826 with the opening of the General Assembly ( the Brazilian parliament ) , there had been an ideological struggle over the balance of powers wielded by the emperor and legislature in governance . On one side were those who shared Pedro I 's views , politicians who believed that the monarch should be free to choose ministers , national policies and the direction of government . In opposition were those , then known as the Liberal Party , who believed that cabinets should have the power to set the government 's course and should consist of deputies drawn from the majority party who were accountable to the parliament . Strictly speaking , both the party that supported Pedro I 's government and the Liberal Party advocated Liberalism , and thus constitutional monarchy . 

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 The Empire 's successful navigation of these crises considerably enhanced the nation 's stability and prestige , and Brazil emerged as a hemispheric power . Internationally , Europeans began to regard the country as embodying familiar liberal ideals , such as freedom of the press and constitutional respect for civil liberties . Its representative parliamentary monarchy also stood in stark contrast to the mix of dictatorships and instability endemic in the other nations of South America during this period . 

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 By the middle of the 19th century , the Empire of Brazil was the richest and most powerful nation in Latin America . It thrived under democratic institutions and a constitutional monarchy , and prided itself on the absence of the caudillos , dictators and coups d 'état which were common across the rest of the continent . During the minority of emperor Pedro II in the 1830s , however , there had been internal rebellions driven by local disputes for power within a few provinces . One of these , the Ragamuffin War , had been led by Gonçalves , as noted above . 
