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A war meant to bring Paraguay under Brazilian protection spiraled into a grand conflict for the future of the River Plate basin
The Chilean government disavows The Bragança Doctrines.
Interim Secretary of War Lamar confirms that a letter from La Paz amounted to an ultimatum to end the defensive alliance with Brazil or face down against a Peru-Bolivian-Venezuelan alliance.
Following the collapse of talks in Rio, backchannel negotiations produce The Treaty of La Paz. Brazil secures her territorial claims peacefully, formalizes relations with Bolivia, and pledges support for Chilean ambitions in Patagonia.
Despite attempts at reconciling border disputes, the The Rio Conference for Peace ended far more hostile than it started, the major powers of South America are set on a path of war.
Brazil circulates an invitation to South American nations, proposing a conference on the future of the Peru-Bolivia Confederation.