His son Diogo Ratton was appointed to a commission to improve Portuguese commerce; when no report was published he began to publish his own views in 1821 in a series of short works: Reflexões sobre o Commercio, sobre as Alfandegas, sobre os Depositos, e sobre as Pautas with his proposal for a "Tribunal do Commercio" and other reforms.
Following the assignment of his son Diogo Ratton to a commission focused on improving Portuguese trade, he started sharing his own perspectives in 1821 in a series of concise writings: Reflections on Commerce, Customs, Warehouses, and Regulations, accompanied by his suggestion for a "Commercial Tribunal" and other reforms.