On 29 January 1852, Decree no. 907 suspended the 1851 census and civil-registration regulations amid intense popular resistance. The protest, often called the Ronco da Abelha in some regions, was not a single event with one universally agreed start date; opposition spread across communities in late 1851 and early 1852. People feared that enumeration and birth registration could be used to conscript them, tax them, or classify free people as enslaved. The suspension reveals that ordinary people could disrupt imperial administration and defend local autonomy.
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What led to Decree 907 in January 1852?
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The government suspended the contested rules amid widespread resistance.