) ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Office ▁( In quisition ) ▁were ▁Sebastian ists . ▁ ▁The ▁financial ▁problems ▁of ▁King ▁Sebastian ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 7 ▁led ▁him , ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁large ▁sum ▁of ▁money , ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁free ▁departure ▁of ▁New ▁Christians , ▁and ▁to ▁ban ▁the ▁conf is cation ▁of ▁property ▁by ▁the ▁In quisition ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁King ▁John ▁IV , ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 9 , ▁b anned ▁the ▁conf is cation ▁of ▁property ▁by ▁the ▁In quisition ▁and ▁was ▁ex communic ated ▁immediately ▁by ▁Rome . ▁This ▁law ▁was ▁only ▁fully ▁with dra wn ▁around ▁ 1 6 5 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁king . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 6 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 6 8 1 ▁the ▁In quisition ▁was ▁susp ended ▁in ▁Portugal : ▁aut os - da - f é ▁were ▁susp ended ▁and ▁in quis itors ▁were ▁instruct ed ▁not ▁to ▁inf lict ▁sentences ▁of ▁relax ation , ▁conf is cation , ▁or ▁perpet ual ▁g alle ys . ▁This ▁was ▁an ▁action ▁of ▁Ant ón io ▁Vie ira ▁in ▁Rome ▁to ▁put ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁In quisition ▁in ▁Portugal ▁and ▁its ▁Empire . ▁Vie ira ▁had ▁earned ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Apost le ▁of ▁Brazil . ▁At ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁the ▁po pe ▁he ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁report ▁of ▁two ▁hundred ▁pages ▁on ▁the ▁In quisition ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁with ▁the ▁result ▁that ▁after ▁a ▁jud icial ▁inqu iry ▁Pope