Banca de DEFESA: KÁTIA LUCIENE DE OLIVEIRA E SILVA SANTANA

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STUDENT : KÁTIA LUCIENE DE OLIVEIRA E SILVA SANTANA
DATE: 30/04/2024
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: videoconferência
TITLE:

THE JUSTICE OF THE (ALLEDGED) PEACE. THE LOCAL MAGISTRATE IN THE IMPERIAL COURT POLITICAL GAME (1829-1841)

KEY WORDS:

Justice of Peace. Rio de Janeiro. Elections. Citizensh.

PAGES: 328
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: História
SUMMARY:

The advent of Brazil's Independence ushered in a period of reforms and institutional changes, especially in the realm of Justice. The Constitution of the Brazilian Empire of 1824 directed the creation of a new institute capable of making access to justice for citizens more swift and effective. However, it was only in 1827 that the liberal project of lay and elective judiciary came to fruition. With the creation of the 1832 Process Code, the functions of justices of the peace were redefined, granting them greater powers and responsibilities. Subsequently, the reform of the Process Code became a political agenda of the regressive group, which aimed to suppress the so-
called "excess" of autonomy of the justices of the peace, which indeed occurred in 1841. The objective of this work is to understand how and under what interests the justices of the peace of the city of Rio de Janeiro acted. To this end, it was necessary to identify the individuals elected to the position. The main sources used for this mapping were the publications of the editorials of the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro and the electoral slates, both published in the newspapers of Rio de Janeiro, as well as the books of the electoral minutes located in the General Archive of the City of Rio de Janeiro. Documentation from the Police and Justice Secretariat held by the National Archive of Rio de Janeiro forms an important part of the documentary framework used in this work. Indeed, the research on the profile and trajectory of the individuals who held the position revealed a network of relationships and defense of interests that help clarify why individuals with economic power (the construction of the prosopographic profile revealed that most of the justices were property owners) and social position accepted to take on the role. We know, for example, that some of them were involved with political factions during street demonstrations in the city of Rio de Janeiro, which indicates the motivation behind the choices that guided their actions in front of the Justice of peace.  Another important point is the relationship between slave traffickers and justices of the peace during the Regency. The mapping and identification of these individuals revealed an intriguing and strategic trajectory of power that extends from the occupation of positions in the Municipal Chamber of Rio de Janeiro to the rise to the position of elective judiciary. By the way, the municipal elections between 1829 and 1840 constitute the guiding axis of this research because, in addition to revealing the citizens chosen for the position, they brought to light the incipient, yet potent, exercise of citizenship by voters.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - ADRIANA PEREIRA CAMPOS - UFES
Externo à Instituição - CARLOS GABRIEL GUIMARÃES - UFF
Externa à Instituição - GLADYS SABINA RIBEIRO - UFF
Presidente - 1542563 - MARCELLO OTAVIO NERI DE CAMPOS BASILE
Externo à Instituição - MARCOS LUIZ BRETAS DA FONSECA - UFRJ