Presidential inauguration of António José de Almeida at the meeting chamber of the Congress, 5 October 1919

The Congress of the Republic (Portuguese: Congresso da República) was the legislative body of the First Portuguese Republic.

It was proposed by Machado Santos.[1] The Congress was formed by two chambers, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.[1] The home of the Congress was the Palácio de São Bento, the current home of the Assembly of the Republic, in Lisbon.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ a b Leal, Ernesto Castro (2016). "The Political and Ideological Origins of the Estado Novo in Portugal". Portuguese Studies. 32 (2): 128–148. ISSN 2222-4270. In his Projecto de Estatuto Nacional, of 1916, Machado Santos further proposed a bicameral Congress of the Republic, with a Chamber of Deputies and a Senate, the latter being composed of senators from the municipalities and overseas provinces, and from social and religious interests (formed of clergy from all confessions), as well as professionals.

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