Who aided Brazil during the Uruguay struggle against Argentina?
Uruguay’s own forces
Spain
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Empire of Brazil
Answer
The Empire of Brazil helped Uruguay during the struggle against Argentina because it wanted to prevent Argentina from gaining too much power in the region. Brazil was also worried that Argentina would try to take over Uruguay, which would have threatened Brazil's trade interests in the region.
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