The results of the last portuguese referendum for independence arrived yesterday, and i am happy to see that most (65% ,to be more specific) of my compatriots from the other side of the Atlantic don't want to leave the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, Isabelia* and Algarves (informally known as Lusitanic Empire or Lusitania for short). Although i am against separatism in the in our united kingdom (we already lost Dahomey, Guiné-Bissau, Macau and the indian cities), but the possibilities of a independent Portugal are intriguing. So which occasion would be better for Portugal to separate from the Empire? Would this Portugal be more developed or less? ( the nordic-like utopia described by many separatist groups sems ASB for me)
OOC: *Isabelia: fusion of Angola and Mozambique resulted from the Pink Map. Named after the princess, latter empress Isabel in TTL