When this had been accomplished and a republican outbreak in the same region had been suppressed, the more difficult task of satisfying all parties by a constitution had to be undertaken.

There were partisans of monarchy and advocates of republicanism, men of conservative and of liberal sympathies; disagreements, also, between the Brazilians and the native Portuguese residents were frequent.

So far as possible Pedro desired to meet popular desires, and yet without imposing too many limitations on the monarchy itself.

But in the assembly called to draft the constitution the liberal members made a determined effort to introduce republican forms.

Pedro thereupon dissolved that body and in 1826 promulgated a constitution of his own.
The popularity of the Emperor thereafter soon began to wane, partly because of the scandalous character of his private life, and partly because he declined to observe constitutional restrictions and chose his ministers at will.