ABSTRACT
In this paper we seek to discuss the relationship between religion and legal order, with the particular goal of mapping the conditions for the creation of the jurisdictional protection offered by the Imperial State, in view of the growth of Acatholic populations in Brazil. Under the aegis of the various liberal ideologies that were present in the country, we witnessed the consolidation of a legal order emanating from the parliamentary debates that informed the exercise of citizenship in the Brazilian Empire.
Keywords:
civil rights; Constitution; Acatholic populations; Brazilian Empire; religion