 The government suppressed the revolt after a siege of a few days, but ultimately Costa Cabrals' firm and disciplined majority could not contain an undisciplined popular revolt.Unlike "Septembrist" initiatives that were centered on the district capitals, many of Cabral's programs affected the people of the country's interior directly.Cabral's moves once again decentralized government, placing the costs of health care, public finances and other sectors onto the tributary network, reinvoking the medieval system and subordinating local governmental authority.