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Eusébio de Queirós Law

1850 · 19th century

The Eusébio de Queirós Law was a Brazilian law of 1850, named after the minister of justice who sponsored it, which effectively ended the transatlantic slave trade to the Brazilian Empire. Passed under heavy British pressure, it was an important step on the road towards the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888.

Eusébio de Queirós Law
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eusébio de Queirós Law. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eusebio-de-queiros-law
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The Epoch Institute. “Eusébio de Queirós Law.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eusebio-de-queiros-law.
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