Restauração e independência: análise comparativa dos processos constitucionais imperiais de 1824 e 1889

Abstract

This dissertation conducts a comparative analysis of the constitutional processes of Brazil and Japan in the 19th century, focusing on the promulgation of the Imperial Constitutions of 1824 and 1889. The study examines how both countries, despite their distinct historical trajectories, faced similar challenges in transitioning to political modernity by structuring constitutional monarchies to consolidate state power. The historical context that led to the formulation of these constitutions reflects a common movement to adapt to the global political transformations of the 19th century. Both in Brazil and Japan, the need to strengthen the state and centralize imperial power was a response to internal and external pressures for political stability and modernization. Brazil's Independence and the Meiji Restoration marked pivotal moments where institutional ruptures drove constitutional reforms that reaffirmed monarchical authority as a pillar of national unity and socio-economic development. The research addresses the historical and social factors that shaped constitutional debates in each country, exploring how political and intellectual elites used European models of constitutionalism adapted to local realities.