Brazil’s support for Argentina’s rights in the sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
On the 191st anniversary of the British occupation of the Malvinas Islands, Brazil reaffirms its support for Argentina’s legitimate rights in the sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime spaces. Brazil’s position dates back to 1833, when the Brazilian ambassador in London was instructed to assist the Argentine protest to the British government over the occupation of the Islands.
In line with the Argentine position, Brazil favours the creation of an environment of trust that contributes to the resumption of bilateral negotiations, as recommended by the resolutions of the United Nations, an organization in which the dispute has been dealt with since the 1960s as an issue on the decolonization agenda.
Brazil’s commitment to supporting Argentine rights was recently reaffirmed in the Joint Declaration on the occasion of the President’s official visit to Argentina in January 2023, and in the Action Plan for the relaunch of the Brazil-Argentina Strategic Alliance, approved in June 2023.
The Brazilian position is also part of the vision of South America as a region of peace and cooperation, as reaffirmed in the Brasilia Consensus, approved by all South American countries in May 2023, and in the priority given to maintaining the South Atlantic as a zone of peace and cooperation.