A monarquia interpretada: o poder moderador na obra de João Camilo de Oliveira Torres

Abstract

This work seeks to introduce the political thought of brazilian historian João Camilo de Oliveira Torres about the constitutional dispositive of the Empire of Brazil called Moderating Power. We elect the biography of this unknowing author, to arrive at the origins and development of ideia of a Fourth Power in our history, and so to understand what was theorized by João Camilo de Oliveira Torres about this theme. To achieve this it was necessary to inquire two of his books, “A Democracia Coroada” e “Os Construtores do Império”. This route brings us closer to understanding your vision about the formation of the Brazilian Imperial State, searching to clarify the relevance of his work and the reasons for João Camilo conclude that this Fourth Power was a crucial factor for existence of Empire of Brazil.