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Brazil is ruled by a Portuguese king
King Dom Joao of Portugal had resided in Brazil since 1808 after making it one of the "Kingdoms of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves." -
King Dom Joao VI makes his son (Dom Pedro) the Regent Prince, in case anything happened to himself.
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Portugal experiences the cultural revolution
This revolution caused a meeting of the Constituent Assembly, where they decided to create the first constitution of the Kingdom and demand the return of King Dom Joao VI from Brazil. -
The governments of Brazil were put in political subordination to Portugal by the Constituent Assembly
This left Dom Pedro as the Governor of Rio de Janeiro, which was just a province. Dom Pedro was ordered to return to Portugal and all the courts that his father had made were done away with. This caused two main radical groups, the Bonificans and the Liberals/Freemasons, to rise and fight to keep Brazil and Portugal unified. -
King Dom Joao VI leaves the kingdom in the hands of Dom Pedro and returns to Portugal.
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Dom Pedro dismissed General Jorge Avilez for instigating armed riots in response to Dom Pedro's announcement.
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Dom Pedro officially joins the Brazilian cause in Sao Paulo
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Dom Pedro receives a letter from the Constituent Assembly
Shortly after returning to Rio from Sao Paulo, Dom Pedro received a note from the Constituent Assembly letting him know that they had stripped him of all political power. -
Dom Pedro declares independence for Brazil
After being stripped of Portuguese political power, Dom Pedro declared "Hail to the independence, to freedom and to the separation of Brazil. For my blood, my honour, my God, I swear to give Brazil freedom. Independence or death!" -
Dom Pedro sides with the Brazilians
At the humiliation from the Constituent Assembly, Dom Pedro decided to side with the Brazilians -
The official breaking of ties between Brazil and Portugal
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Dom Pedro is Acclaimed Dom Pedro I, Constitutional Emperor and Perpetual Defender of Brazil