Brazil had borne the brunt of the…

Brazil had borne the brunt of the fighting, with perhaps one hundred and fifty thousand dead and sixty-five thousand wounded.

It has spent US$200 million, and its troops form the senior army of occupation in the country, so it is logical that Rio de Janeiro temporarily overshadows Buenos Aires in Asunción.

Sharp disagreements between the two powers will prolong the occupation until 1876.

Ownership of the Paraguayan economy quickly passes to foreign speculators and adventurers who rush to take advantage of the rampant chaos and corruption.