THE CRIME OF HIGH TREASON LESE-MAJESTY (PRIMEIRA CABEÇA) IN CONJURAÇÃO BAIANA (BAHIA’S CONSPIRACY) OF 1798: CONTINUITY IN LEGAL MODERNITY
From the analysis of the information contained in the Records of the Devassas da Conjuração Baiana (judicial proceeding filed by the Portuguese crown) of 1798, in the punitive logic of…