Jose Bonoifacio: Brazil As An Independent Country

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Many of the countries would have problems staying independent due to the lack of an established leadership and law being set in place early in the new formed governments. When Brazil was finally free when the prince in regent, Dom Pedro’s chief minister, Jose Bonifacio begin leading the Brazilian community to independence. Jose Bonoifacio accomplished the independence by starting indirect elections to create a constitute assembly. The final blow to the Portuguese reign in Brazil was when the prince regent refused to leave from the country again. With a strong and growing government and trade with Britain to stabilize the economy pressured the Portuguese to finally recognize that Brazil as an independent state. Many of these point such as approval

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