ðə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə pˈiːpəl wɜː fˈɜːvənt ɹˈɔɪəlˌɪsts bˌʌt wɜː dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ tˈuː ɡɹˈuːps: ðoʊz hˌuː fˈeɪvɚd ðə stˈæɾəs kwˈoʊ ænd ðə dᵻvˈaɪn ɹˈaɪt ʌv fˈɜːdɪnˌænd ɹˌoʊmən sˈɛvən nˈoʊn æz ˈæbsəlˌuːɾɪsts ænd ðoʊz hˌuː wˈɔntᵻd tə pɹəklˈeɪm ʃˈɑːɹlət dʒˈoʊkwɪnə æz kwˈiːn nˈoʊn æz kˈɑːɹlətˌɪsts.
The majority of the people were fervent royalists but were divided into two groups: those who favored the status quo and the divine right of Ferdinand VII (known as absolutists) and those who wanted to proclaim Charlotte Joaquina as Queen (known as carlotists).