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* Creation of a new Brasilian constitution, which were an adaptation of the Portuguese constitution, but with more political rights to Brazil;
* Secession is permited only if more than 50% of the elegible population show support in an official election passed by the parliament;
* The Kingdom of Brasil would consists of every Portuguese territory in South America, while the Kingdom of Portugal would consists of the rest of the empire;
* Abolition of the title of Governor of Brasil and creation of the title of Prime Minister;
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Due to the 1922 Compromise which established Brasil as a united kingdom under the Lusitanian crown, Brasil was obligated to participate in the colonial wars fought in Portuguese Africa. This situation culminated in discontentment among part of the population who saw the human and monetary resources spent in Africa as unnecessary and called for the decolonization of the empire. At this point, most of this discontentment was directed to the colonial wars. Calls for the complete separation of Brasil from the union was a minority formed mostly by supporters of the establishment of a liberal republic.
==== '''Shift of Balance (
The 1970s were marked by the end of Portuguese imperialism in Africa after the kingdom released all that remained of its possessions in the continent to become independent countries in 1976 by the Act of Free Will. This move, consequently, resulted in Brasil becoming the largest and most populous constituent country of the united kingdom, therefore shifting the balance of the union towards South America.
By this time, the idea of secession from Portugal had strengthened as it was being encouraged by liberals and especially the Republican Party, the main opposition to the monarchist government at the time. The advocates for the obolition of the union with the Portuguese Crown stated that the balance between the two constituent countries was compromised by the significant losses of Portugal in the past decades and the rapid economic growth of Brasil, which was believed to surpass Portugal in the next century. Another key point used massively in propaganda was the influence of the crown in international affairs, since the chancellor office, responsible for the foreign police for both Brasil and Portugal, was appointed by the crown. What was interpreted as the continuation of a colonist heritage still influencing the country.
In 1979, after three years of campaigning, the Republican Party and other Liberals were able to pass a referendum to decide if the population was supportive of continuing under the crown of Portugal or not. The May 15th Referendum of 1980 therefore decided the existence of the second-longest-lasting monarchy in South America.
== Government and politics ==
[[File:PTBR GOVERNMENT .png|thumb|Scheme displaying the functioning of the government of the Luso-Brasilian Union]]
==== Autonomous Territory of Brasil (1879-1922) ====
==== Kingdom of Brasil (1922-1980) ====
Brasil is a constitutional parliamentary monarchy under the House of Braganza. Therefore, the monarchs have their power limited by a constitution and act only as the Head of State of the country. In the case of Brasil, which is in a dual monarchy with Portugall, the monarch took the role of appointing common ministers to both constituent countries. They are the Royal Chancellor for foreign affairs and the minister of defense . The role of Head of Government is put in the hands of the prime minister.
==== Republic of Brasil (1981-) ====
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