To the Liberals, the Emperor's Portuguese-born friends who were part of the Imperial court, including Francisco Gomes da Silva who was nicknamed "the Buffoon", were part of these conspiracies and formed a "secret cabinet".
Para os liberais os amigos de orixe portuguesa do emperador que formaban parte da corte imperial, incluíndo a Francisco Gomes da Silva (alcumado "o Chalaça", "o Bufón"), formaban parte destas conspiracións e tiñan formado un "gabinete secreto".