| History: |
The abdication of Emperor Pedro I in favor of the 5-year-old Pedro II was communicated to the joint meeting of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies on 7 Apr 1831, which immediately proceeded with election of the Provisional Regency. [1] On 14 Jun 1831 the Provisional Regency promulgated a law on the process of election of the permanent regency provided in the Constitution. The Permanent Regency elected under the provisions of this law replaced the Provisional Regency. |
| Elections: |
| First ballot (7 Apr 1831) [3] |
1st vote |
2nd vote |
| Marquês de Caravelas |
22 |
40 |
| Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro |
14 |
|
| Second ballot (7 Apr 1831) [3] |
|
|
| Nicolau Pereira de Campos Vergueiro |
19 |
30 |
| Francisco de Paula Almeida e Albuquerque |
7 |
29 |
| Third ballot (7 Apr 1831) [3] |
|
|
| Francisco de Paula Almeida e Albuquerque |
17 |
|
| Francisco de Lima e Silva |
16 |
35 |
|
| |
| [1] |
As explained in the Proclamation of 8 Apr 1831, the Assembly, being in recess, could not proceed to elect a permanent regency according to Article 123 of the Constitution of 1824; nor could a provisional regency constituted according to Article 124 be installed, since the ministry stood dissolved. |
| [2] |
"A Political History of the Brazilian Regency 1831-1840", by Helen Katherine Reinhart, Thesis (University of Illinois, Urbana 1960). |
| [3] |
Dicionário do voto (2000) |
