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Agrarian-slaveholding monarchyHistorical polity

Empire of Brazil

Brazil’s monarchy from 1822 to 1889 included the reigns of Pedro I and Pedro II and an intervening regency. Slavery and export agriculture shaped its economy; constitutional institutions coexisted with substantial imperial powers.

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Predominant Spectrum
Right
Closest catalog ideology
Moderating Monarchism
Closest Figure
Pedro II of Brazil
Catalog flag image for Empire of Brazil
Historical polity1822–1889Sources & interpretation
Identity & context
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Description
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Political coordinates
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  • Institutions and policies changed between the two reigns and the regency. The political vector has no documented period or per-axis rationale.

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Political Axes

Profile across the 12 axes

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  • Distribution of power

    Strong · Unitary
    Federal25%
    Unitary75%
  • Representation

    Near midpoint
    Democracy46%
    Autocracy54%
  • Civil liberties

    Near midpoint
    Security53.8%
    Liberty46.2%
  • Cultural integration

    Near midpoint
    Assimilation43.8%
    Multicultural56.2%
  • Conflict resolution

    Strong · Negotiation
    Military force27.5%
    Negotiation72.5%
  • Foreign involvement

    Near midpoint
    Non-Intervention48.8%
    Interventionist51.2%
  • Ownership

    Leaning · Private
    Public35%
    Private65%
  • Economic coordination

    Leaning · State direction
    State direction65%
    Markets35%
  • International trade

    Near midpoint
    Protectionism53.8%
    Free trade46.2%
  • Religion & state

    Strong · Religious
    Secular26.2%
    Religious73.8%
  • Social norms

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive33.8%
    Traditionalist66.2%
  • Technology & precaution

    Leaning · Acceleration
    Acceleration65%
    Ecologist35%

What distinguishes Empire of Brazil

Largest median distance

Conflict resolution

This position is 28.0 points from the median of the 204 country and regime profiles in this collection.

Catalog median 55% Military forceEmpire of Brazil 28% Military force

This is the largest distance from this collection’s median across the twelve axes. The collection is not a survey of public opinion.

Closest to catalog median

Social norms

This position is 0.6 points from this collection’s median.

Catalog median 33% ProgressiveEmpire of Brazil 34% Progressive

This is the smallest median distance across the twelve axes; it does not establish a historical or political consensus.