Documento Nº 9

Portugal.

A 8º.

Não querendo as altas partes Este artigo é em tudo conforme contratantes retardar de modo as nossas Instrucçoens, que nos algum as vantagens, que hão de mandão mui positivamente resultar do prompto dividir a negociação em duas restabelecimento da boa partes: notando-se na primeira a correspondencia entre os dois questão do reconhecimento e na Estados, convem em que fiquem segunda o mais que occorrer reservados para hum entreos dois paizes. subsequente tratado definitivo

todos os mais objectos que

devão ser ajustados entre ambas

as Coroas.

A 9º.

As duas altas partes contractantes convidarão todas

as potencias amigas á accederem ao presente tratado.

DOCUMENTO Nº 9

PROJECTO DE TRATADO

The two parts, European and American of the Portuguese Monarchy, shall be considered as distinct and separate.

Brazil shall be governed by his own Institutions.

The King of Portugal devolves The Emperor of Brazil renounces upon His Son Dom Pedro all His for Himself His Right of Rights in Brazil. Succession to the Crown of

Portugal.

Arrangements shall be made for settling the succession to the Crown of Portugal, after the demise of the present King, according to the fundamental Principles of the Portuguese Monarchy; with such modifications the Cortes, now about to be assembled at Lisbon, may approve.

It is understood that all hostilities It is understood that all Brazilian on the part of Brazil against the Persons or Property seized or Territories, Ships, and Subjects of detained in Portugal, shall be Portugal, have already ceased: forthwith liberated and restored; and that all seizures of or where restitution of Property is Portuguese Ships and Property, impossible, that Indemnification heretofore made, shall be shall be made. Brazilian Subjects restored or where restitution is in Portugal, if there be any other impossible, that Indemnification than those already mentioned, shall be made. shall be at liberty to return to

Brazil with all their Property or to

Also that Portuguese Subjects in remain in Portugal without Brazil shall be at liberty either to molestation. return to Portugal with all their

Property or to reside in Brazil

without molestation.

Commissioners shall be forthwith named to watch over the execution of the foregoing stipulations relating to Person and Property.

Plenipotentiaries shall also be forthwith named to negotiate a commercial Treaty between the two Countries, in which each Country shall be placed by the other at least on the footing of the most favoured nation.

The Brazilian Government shall The Portuguese Government engage not only not to undertake shall engage to evacuate any any expedition against other Port or Place, which it may Colonies, or Settlements, of continue to occupy on that part of Portugal, but not to entertain any the Continent of America, which Proposition which may be made constitutes the Brazilian Territory. to them for the alienation from

Portugal, or union with Brazil of

any of the said Colonies or

Settlements.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

Mode of execution of the second Article of the Treaty.

A . 1.—The second article of the present treaty shall be thus executed.

A . 2.—The King of Portugal voluntarily makes over to His Son Dom Pedro all His Rights in Brazil.

A . 3.—The Emperor of Brazil declares his willingness to renounce his personal right of succession to the Crown of Portugal.