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Why did John VI flee to Brazil?

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His annexation of Montevideo led to a conflict with Spain, and his stay in Brazil made the Portuguese impatient for reform. In 1820 the radical revolution in Spain spread to Portugal, and he finally agreed to leave Brazil and to sanction a liberal constitution, leaving his heir Peter (Pedro) in Rio de Janeiro.

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John VI, fled to Rio de Janeiro to escape Napoleons attacks on Portuguese ports in Europe
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