Silva Lisboa was actively publishing during the year of 1822 and this chapter will analyse all his publications up to Independence, in September of the same year. The first issue of the year features a discussion about the Fico, which took place on 9 January after the Prince Regent received the support of delegates from São Paulo and Minas Gerais to stay in Brazil and was followed by the upheaval of the Portuguese Auxiliadora Division, led by Avilez, on which Silva Lisboa provides ample commentary. Both subjects have already been discussed but here they stand out from other publications due to the author's use of a more radical tone in his criticism against his opponents. Here, I will consider this as a mechanism he adopted to influence the Cortes’ resolutions regarding Brazil and by doing so try to influence the course of events and avoid the separation of the two Kingdoms.

The debate in the Rio de Janeiro press around the Cortes and the Fico that led to the rebellion of the Portuguese troops in the capital is Silva Lisboa's main concern until May. After that, he shifted his focus to criticize those who wanted the independence of Brazil from Portugal through the creation of a separate Constituent Assembly. According to Belchior, it is also from May onwards that Silva Lisboa started engaging in heated debates with his opponents, which will last until the end of his life: