Confederation of the Equator

Confederation of the Equator
The Brazilian Army fighting the Confederate troops in Recife, capital of the Pernambuco province, 1824.
Date 1824 Location Pernambuco Ceará Paraíba Result Loyalist victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil National Guard Imperial Navy European mercenaries	Confederation of the Equator
Commanders and leaders
Lima e Silva John Taylor Thomas Cochrane	Frei Caneca  M. de Carvalho [pt]
Strength
Troops: In Pernambuco: 3,500 In Ceará: 2,200 In Paraíba: 2,000 Ships: In April:[1] 2 frigates 1 brig 1 schooner 1 charrua In August: 1 ship of the line 1 brig 1 corvette 2 schooners	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Confederation of the Equator (Portuguese: Confederação do Equador) was a short-lived rebellion that occurred in the northeastern region of the Empire of Brazil in 1824, in the early years of the country's independence from Portugal. The secessionist movement was led by liberals who opposed the authoritarian and centralist policies of the nation's first leader, Emperor Pedro I. The fight occurred in the provinces of Pernambuco, Ceará and Paraíba.