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Chapter 941: Interference in the Brazilian election

Kingdom of the Netherlands, Melbourne, the Royal Palace of the Netherlands in the Far East Australian continent.

June 29, 1881, 20:00 pm local time.

William IV and his wife had a night talk in bed.

Queen Alexandra asked curiously: "You must not be worried about Brazil's general election tomorrow. Now the news in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is full of reports about Brazil's election tomorrow."

In the bedroom, the two of them each held goblets of red wine, touched each other lightly, and each took a sip. Alexandra's face turned slightly rosy, and the 37-year-old was at her peak as a young woman. Although William IV had been married to her for many years, he couldn't help but secretly thought with a heartbeat that Alexandra was still so charming. No wonder the damn Crown Prince Edward of England was still so far away from him after buying her for so many years. Also, it’s no wonder that Alexandra dared to show her love boldly during the period when she attended the funeral of Alexander II and the accession of Alexander III to the throne.

With a rosy face, Alexandra couldn't help but give William IV a blank look when she saw William IV looking at her intently. However, I am also happy that at my age I can still have such a fascination with my husband.

William IV couldn't help but smile when he rolled his eyes, and then said: "Over in Brazil, Pedro II, although Butterfly Indesio and other countries support him, Fonseca is not a good person. Believe me, Pedro II Ronaldo II wants to fully govern Brazil, which is a dream.”

Alexandra asked more doubtfully: "Why are you so sure? Are you involved?"

William IV did not give a direct answer, but said: "The Group of Thirteen countries supports the prosperity of Seka, which is enough to attract the attention of Europeans. You must know that except for the Netherlands, the other twelve countries are all countries in Latin America, and they are close to each other. First come first. Europe relies on warships to dominate the seas, but the South Pacific is dominated by the Netherlands. The dominance of the Pacific seas with the more than 200 warships deployed by the Netherlands in the Pacific is enough to deter the United Kingdom and even the other three countries.

As for us who have control of the sea, coupled with the hundreds of thousands of armies of the Thirteen-Nation Group in Latin America, and the 100,000-strong coalition of 13 countries equipped with advanced military equipment from the Netherlands, even if the British army mobilizes, it is enough for the British to bear the burden. The risk of losing more than half, therefore, no country intervenes in Brazil, especially with force. "

Alexandra: “Then that’s why you don’t worry about the results of Brazil’s election?”

William IV shook his head this time, "It's not a question of whether I need to worry about it, but I've got information that Fonseca will definitely win in Brazil."

Alexandra: "So sure?"

William IV looked at her and smiled mysteriously again: "So sure."

At 8 a.m. local time in Brazil on June 30, 1881, the Brazilian Prime Ministerial Election, known as “the most critical election in the first half of 1881,” kicked off.

And at this critical moment, the two major candidates unexpectedly "unanimously" asked a question during the campaign. ——Interference in internal affairs.

Just the night before, on June 29, local time, when facing off against his opponents in the last day of the election, Prime Minister Fonseca, the leader of the Brazilian Social Liberal Party, who was seeking re-election, accused the Brazilian Workers' Party behind his opponent Colacci and the former King Luis I of Portugal, the colonial master, later cooperated in an attempt to overthrow his government and intervened in Brazil's internal affairs.

After Fonseca named and accused the leader of the Brazilian opposition party, Coleczi, later in the day, accused Fonseca of having close relations with Brazil's neighbors in the west and north. "These countries publish false news and interfere in the internal affairs of the Brazilian Empire."

This "confrontation" on the eve of the general election undoubtedly revealed its importance. This has also caused the governments of Western European countries, the Group of Thirteen Latin American countries and neutral countries to pay close attention to the direction of the election.

So what about the end of this general election that attracts the world’s attention? What is its importance? Where will the election results lead the Brazilian Empire?

Adolfo, an expert on American issues at the National Policy Institute in Melbourne, believes that even if Fonseca is no longer in power, the domestic situation in the Brazilian Empire will not develop in the direction expected by some Americans.

Adolfo pointed out in interviews with several media that Fonseca would not lose the election in the Brazilian Empire because the top leaders of South American countries would be very unhappy. Over the years, Pedro II of the Brazilian Empire canceled his application to join the Dutch-dominated 13-nation Group and insisted that Venezuela hand over the state of Amazonas to Brazil, especially because of the Brazilian Republican Revolution held there against the imperial system. The son was hiding there, waiting for an opportunity to lead the people in Brazil to oppose Pedro II's constitutional monarchy.

However, this approach further angered several countries in the South American republic system, especially Venezuela.

More broadly, for the republics and the Netherlands in the Group of Thirteen, "Brazil led by Pedro II has moved further away from South America, but is waddling its allegiance to the European powers."

As Venezuelan President Herrera said recently, "We all want a more relaxed Brazil, because under the leadership of Pedro II, this country in South America has become less and less docile. This strategically important Brazil The country has become an increasingly difficult partner for the Group of 13, so much so that the Group of 13 has basically given up on the idea of ​​accepting Brazil as a member or even a partner of the group."

In Melbourne, Pedro II’s governing philosophy and his close relationship with King Louis I of Portugal, who has always been known to be anti-Dutch, as well as Pedro II’s recent interaction with the German-Austrian Alliance, have increased the relationship with the Thirteen Southern Group of Nations. Border disputes to defend its election have undoubtedly angered Dutch officials. Some Dutch MPs have even suggested establishing Brazil as a direct enemy of the Group of Thirteen in Latin America, ahead of Argentina.

After William IV got up early in the morning, he looked at the newspaper, which reported a lot of Brazilian election news. Among them, Brown, chief researcher and director of the Amsterdam Peace Institute in the Netherlands, said in the Australian Times that from the Dutch perspective, Brazil seems Some are quite special. Although it is a South American country, due to its huge size and area, it is the only country in South America. Prime Minister Fonseca is pro-Netherlands and pro-Group of 13, and should have been an ally of the Netherlands and the G13.

But it is not a member of the Group of Thirteen and not an ally of the Netherlands.

In essence, when it comes to regional and global issues, especially when it comes to the Group of 13, Brazil's dual-headed politics became hesitant because of Pedro II's vision, which made Brazil end up with Britain, Germany, and Ossia. Portugal is relatively close to these countries.

Therefore, countries such as Britain, France, Germany, Austria, and Portugal do not want to see Fonseca re-elected. Instead, he hopes to replace a Brazilian prime minister who is more pro-British, French, German, Austrian, and Portuguese-speaking.

On the contrary, the Netherlands and other countries hope that Fonseca will continue to be re-elected and at least maintain the current two-headed politics (prime minister and emperor), but whose wishes will be fulfilled in the end will only be known after the results of the voting that started today.