▁do ▁Liv r amento , ▁of ▁Portuguese ▁ancest ry . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ol inda ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Law ▁and ▁was ▁Marine ▁Minister , ▁Farm ▁Minister , ▁External ▁Minister ▁and ▁Justice ▁Minister ▁of ▁Brazil . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Brazil ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ban co ▁do ▁Brasil . ▁ ▁W ander ley ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁appro vement ▁of ▁the ▁S ara iva - C ot eg ipe ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁which ▁granted ▁freedom ▁to ▁slaves ▁who ▁were ▁older ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁by ▁Princess ▁Isabel ▁during ▁her ▁third ▁reg ency ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁Month s ▁later , ▁as ▁a ▁sen ator , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁to ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Golden ▁Law , ▁which ▁abol ished ▁sla very . ▁He ▁is ▁assigned ▁the ▁dialog ue ▁with ▁the ▁Princess ▁where ▁he ▁says : ▁" Your ▁High ness ▁released ▁a ▁race ▁but ▁lost ▁the ▁throne " ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁Princess ▁prompt ly ▁replied : ▁" A ▁thousand ▁thr ones ▁I ▁had , ▁a ▁thousand ▁thr ones ▁I ▁would ▁give ▁to ▁liber ate ▁the ▁slaves ▁of