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Imperial Law 4 intensifies punishment for enslaved people accused of harming owners
đź“… 10 June 1835On 10 June 1835, Imperial Law 4 prescribed death for enslaved people convicted of killing, poisoning, or seriously injuring an owner, overseer, or members of their households, and created expedited...
The Eusébio de Queirós Law targets the Atlantic slave trade
📅 4 September 1850On 4 September 1850, Law no. 581 strengthened the imperial state’s authority to suppress the landing of enslaved Africans brought into Brazil by sea. It came after decades of treaty promises and...
The Free Womb Law declares future-born children free under conditions
📅 28 September 1871Law no. 2,040, enacted on 28 September 1871, declared children born to enslaved women after that date legally free. Yet the law left children under the authority of their mother’s enslaver, who...
The Sexagenarian Law offers conditional freedom to some older people
đź“… 28 September 1885Law no. 3,270, enacted on 28 September 1885, regulated gradual extinction and provided freedom for some enslaved people aged 60 or older. Those freed at 60 could be required to provide up to three...
The Empire abolishes judicial sentences of flogging for enslaved defendants
đź“… 15 October 1886Law no. 3,310 of 15 October 1886 revoked provisions imposing the sentence of lashes on enslaved defendants, including part of the 1835 law that had imposed this punishment for certain offenses. It...