Mr. Thompson to Mr.
Gresham.
Legation of
the United States,
Petropolis, February 1, 1894.
(Received March 19.)
No. 148.]
Sir: I have the honor to transmit copy and
translation of decree No. 1663, January 31, 1894, continuing the state of
siege (martial law) in the district federal and the states of Rio de
Janeiro, São Paulo, Parana, Santa Catharina, and Rio Grande do Sul in the
capital of Pernambuco, and extending it to the capital of Parahyba, until
the 25th of February.
I have, etc.,
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[Inclosure in No.
148—Translation.]
decree continuing martial law.
Prolongs with modifications, up to February 25 next, the
state of siege declared by decree No. 1617 of December 25 last, and
extends it to the capital of the State of Parahyba.
The vice-President of the Republic of the United States of Brazil seeing
that there continues to exist the grave motives of public order that
determined the suspension of constitutional guaranties in certain parts
of the territory of the Republic; seeing, too, that the same grave
motives have ceased to exist as regards the State of Pernambuco,
excepting its capital, and are now showing themselves as regards that of
the State of Parahyba, resolves, by the terms of Article LXXX of the
constitution, to prolong up to February 25 next the state of siege in
which by decree No. 1617, of December 25 last, were declared to be the
Federal district, and the states of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana,
Santa Catharina, and Rio Grande de Sul, the said state of siege also
being limited to the capital of the State of Pernambuco and extended to
the capital of the State of Parahyba.
Federal Capital,
January 31, 1894. Sixth of the Republic.
- Floriano Peixoto,
- Cassiano do Nascimento.
