Imperial Brazil The Assembly originated in 1828 as the General Council of the Province in the
Casa da Junta, which had limited legislative power. After the creation of the Provincial Legislative Assemblies by Law No. 16 of 12 August 1834, the Legislative Assembly of São Pedro do Rio Grande do Sul began to operate on 20 April 1835. However, the
Ragamuffin War, which initiated in September of the same year, prompted the Assembly to go into recess until 1 March 1845, briefly reactivating between October and November 1837. It was closed again from 1865 to 1871, during the
Paraguayan War, when the imperial government suspended constitutional guarantees. On 20 September 1967, the legislature's new building, the
Farroupilha Palace, was inaugurated. == Present composition ==