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The Dutch, determined to recover or retain their territories, postponed the end of the conflict. Due to the [[First Anglo-Dutch War]], the Dutch Republic had been unable to properly support the WIC in Brazil. With the end of the conflict with the English, the Dutch demanded the return of the colony in May 1654. The [[County of Zeeland|Province of Zeeland]] had the most to gain from the return of the colony, but [[Johan de Witt]], the Grand Pensionary of [[County of Holland|Holland]], preferred a monetary compensation. He did not want to reoccupy the colony and prioritized stronger trading ties with the Portuguese. To compensate Zeeland and save face he demanded eight million guilders from Portugal. The Portuguese, however, refused to return the colony or to pay the indemnity.{{sfn|Rowen|1985|p=291–292}}{{sfn|Israel|1995|p=738}}
In the aftermath of the war against the English the Dutch fleet was worn and weary, and not able yet to undertake major operations so the Dutch instead authorized privateering assaults upon the Portuguese. In 1657 the Dutch fleet was again fit for large operations and the war resumed.{{sfn|Rowen|1985|p=291–293}} Between 1657 and
In 1661 Portugal agreed to compensate the Dutch with eight million guilders and ceded the colonies of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and the Maluku Islands (part of present-day Indonesia). On August 6, 1661, the Dutch Republic formally ceded Brazil to the Portuguese Empire through the Treaty of The Hague.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |date=2019-06-26 |title=Assinatura do Tratado de Haia oficializa devolução de território brasileiro a Portugal |url=https://history.uol.com.br/hoje-na-historia/assinatura-do-tratado-de-haia-oficializa-devolucao-de-territorio-brasileiro |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=UOL}}</ref>
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