Member of the Chamber of Deputies, one of the two houses of the General Assembly of the Empire. The Chamber was elective and temporary, with four-year legislatures. The election was indirect: citizens voted for electors, and these chose the deputies. To be a deputy one had to have a net annual income of 400 milreis, and the emperor could dissolve the Chamber.
Where It Appears
- Chapters L to LVII: Palha, Sofia, and Camacho's Arrival
- Chapters LVIII to LXVII: The Atalaia, the Rescue, and Maria Benedita
- Chapters XC to CII: Suspicion and Rubião's Candidacy
- Chapters CXIV to CXVIII: The Engagement of Maria Benedita
- Chapters CXLVIII to CLIX: The Delirium in Sofia's Coupé
- Chapters CLX to CLXXI: Sofia Draws Back, Rubião Raves
- Chapters CLXXII to CLXXXI: Teófilo, the Ministry, and Abandonment