Abdication of Pedro I of Brazil
The abdication of emperor Pedro I of Brazil took place on 7 April 1831 in favor of his son Pedro II. The act marked the end of the so-called First Reign and the beginning of the regency period in Brazil. == Background == The independence of Brazil led to a political system that made the municipalities dependent on the provinces, and these on the central power; it also resulted in "a system of indirect elections based on qualified (census) voting, excluding most of the population from the electoral process.
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