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The Papal treaty of Tordesillas created between Spain and Portugal allows for Brazil to officially become of Portugal's territory
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The Crown divdes up Brazil into 13 territories.
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Fearing massive gold rushes, the crown puts in a immigration law that required passports and business papers in order for citizens to go to Brazil, and banned Clercs and Friars to go to Brazil entirely.
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Fearing foriegn invasion, the Crown refuses to put mines near the coast, incuding Itabaiana in Serpie and Castelo in Espirito.
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Due to the problem of overpopulations and crime in the mines, the King re-evaluates the salaries of mine judicial officers and gives them a raise 50-300 percent more than coastal judicial officers.