BRAZIL.
London, May 10th. Advices from Rio de Janeiro to the Bth April state that the Emperor Don Pedro, with advice of his Ministers, signed an Imperial decree, by virtue of which slavery is abolished throughout the Brazilian Empire. This is to take effect after the period of twenty years, so that no violence will be done to what is termed the " Eight of Property" in slaves. Children of every class born within the limits of the Empire after the Bth April, 1867, are declared absolutely free. The issue of this decree completes the work of emancipation in Brazil.
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Southland Times, Issue 690, 1 July 1867, Page 3
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99BRAZIL. Southland Times, Issue 690, 1 July 1867, Page 3
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