Pedro was surprised when his father not only asked for his advice, but also decided to send him to Portugal to rule as regent on his behalf and to placate the revolutionaries.
このとき彼の父は彼に助言を乞うのみならず、彼を摂政として代理統治のためにポルトガルに派遣し、革命派をなだめることも決定していたことにペドロは驚いた。