Annulment of Marriage.—A marriage may be annulled when it was contracted in violation of some legal impediment, or for want of proper consent.
Second or Further Marriages.—A woman cannot marry again for ten months after a dissolved or annulled marriage, unless she was left pregnant, in which case she may marry after having given birth to the child.
Proof of Marriage.—A marriage must be proved by certificate, or copy thereof, of such marriage. If it is impossible to produce the certificate, or its copy, all other means of proof will be allowed, but these other proofs will not be admitted unless it is previously established that such certificate or copy cannot be produced.
CHAPTER XXIX.
The United States of Brazil.
The United States of Brazil (Estados Unidos do Brazil), the largest country in South America and one of the most extensive political subdivisions of the world, is a Republic comprising twenty States and a Federal District.
Its present constitution was adopted February 24, 1891, and is in many respects similar to that of the United States of America.
The legislative power is vested in the President of the Republic and a National Congress, consisting of a Senate and Chamber of Deputies.