, ▁he ▁faced ▁a ▁diplom atic ▁issue ▁involving ▁the ▁British , ▁who ▁saw ▁fit ▁to ▁take ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Tr in idade ▁and ▁Mart im ▁V az ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁revol t ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁School . ▁He ▁assert ed ▁his ▁authority ▁by ▁closing ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁military ▁club . ▁The ▁diplom atic ▁issue ▁was ▁resolved ▁favor ably ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁Pr ud ente ▁de ▁Mor ais ▁re - est ab lished ▁relations ▁with ▁Portugal ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Friend ship ▁with ▁Japan ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁encourag ing ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Japanese ▁imm igr ants . ▁ ▁But ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁re bel ▁movement ▁in ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁do ▁Sul , ▁would ▁face ▁an ▁even ▁greater ▁challenge : ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Can ud os ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁Bah ia . ▁ ▁For ced ▁to ▁under go ▁surg ery , ▁Pr ud ente ▁de ▁Mor ais ▁retired ▁from ▁power ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁turning ▁over ▁his ▁respons ib ilities ▁to ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁V itor ino . ▁During ▁this ▁inter im , ▁V itor ino ▁transferred ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁government ▁from ▁It amar aty ▁Palace ▁to ▁the ▁Cat ete ▁Palace . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁reb els ▁of ▁Ant ô nio ▁Cons el he iro ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Can ud os , ▁the