Reverse parliamentarism

Reverse parliamentarism (Portuguese: Parlamentarismo às avessas) was the political system in force in the Brazilian Empire during the Second Reign.

This system consisted of the Conservative and Liberal parties alternating at the head of the executive branch, based on the choice of the Moderator.

Thus, the Emperor no longer appointed all the ministers, but only the President of the council, who, in turn, chose the other members of his ministry, in agreement with parliament, removing an element of political wear and tear from the monarch, without diminishing his authority,[1] in a system mirrored in British parliamentarism.

[2] In the UK, the Crown, based on the majority of parliament and who they advise, chooses the prime minister.

[3] In Brazilian parliamentarianism, the monarch waited for the legislative elections and chose the President of the council from the party with the majority in parliament.

Cartoon depicting the alternation of parties in the Empire during the Second Reign, in which the main parties appear on a merry-go-round formed by Pedro II.
Cartoon depicting the alternation of parties in the Empire during the Second Reign, in which the main parties appear on a merry-go-round formed by Pedro II .