The Emperor, with his vassals, can negotiate special contracts that vastly change how the vassals will work. Imperial Bureaucracies won’t have Crown Authority, but rather Court Authority, which can represent more power to Bureaucrats, to the Military, or, in rare moments of balance, to the Emperor. This is all mimicked by the Imperial Succession law. Just like the Byzantine Empire, the hereditary rule is more of a suggestion, and inept successors will only be allowed if they have a strong enough backer. One of the ways these vassals can influence the government, however, is by helping to pick the next emperor. With the lawmaking power resting in the hands of the Emperor, and appointed officials, such as Governors or Captains, taking hold of the reins in the field. To do this, Brazil will not be a feudal monarchy, but an Imperial Bureaucracy. This is reminiscent of all great empires, such as the Ottomans, who are prime examples of this. Even if peasants are the vast majority of the population and local lands are ruled in traditional, quasi-feudal ways, actual power resides in the hands of a vast, complex group of officials, civil servants, and courtiers that could set the whole country running in the right direction, or, more often than not, simply stall it. The main characteristic that is common to Brazil, medieval China and imperial governments as a whole is the bureaucracy. In order to achieve all of this, the mod developers are not only adding a few bonuses and restrictions, instead, a whole new set of mechanics, such as governments, contracts, succession laws, and realm laws, has been devised in order to allow the Empire, its vassals, and neighbors to steer the Brazilian Empire towards progress, stability, or pure ruin.
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