[1] The modern laws governing the creation, organization, and administration of Federal Territories were established by the 1988 Constitution.
[e] Section 2 of Article 45 gives federal territories the ability to elect four representatives to the Chamber of Deputies.
[5][6] The Brazilian Constitution of 1891 did not account for the existence of federal territories which lead to discussion and debate around the necessity for the creation of type of political-administrative unit in Brazil.
14,383 unified the departments into the Territory of Acre, with the capital being the city of Rio Branco, according to the second article of that legislation.
[8] It was administered as a territory until 15 June 1962 when it was elevated to the state of Acre during the presidency of João Goulart (1961-1964) by Law No.
[5] The first constitutionally-recognized federal territories arose as a result of the March to the West policy introduced by the nationalist Vargas Era government (1930-1945).
This policy alongside Brazil's entrance to WW2 in 1942 led to the eventual creation of six federal territories.
5,812 dismembered five more federal territories from various states across Brazil: Amapá, Guaporé, Iguaçu, Ponta Porã, and Rio Branco.