Rio de Janeiro (state)
During the National Constituent Assembly of 1946, the representative of [[Rio de Janeiro (state)|Rio de Janeiro]] [[Miguel Couto Filho]] proposed Amendments to the Constitution as follows: "It is prohibited the entry of Japanese immigrants of any age and any origin in the country". In the final vote, a tie with 99 votes in favour and 99 against. [[Senate of Brazil|Senator]] [[Fernando de Melo Viana]], who chaired the session of the [[Constituent Assembly of Brazil|Constituent Assembly]], had the casting vote and rejected the constitutional amendment. By only one vote, the immigration of Japanese people to Brazil was not prohibited by the Brazilian Constitution of 1946.