Amazonas incident

  

Amazonas incident
Part of the Second Cold War
Video recording of the attack on the Amazonas from the deck of the escorting partner F Defensora
Date 12 December 2021 Location Within the territorial waters of the United People's Committees (disputed) Within international waters between the convergence of the maritime borders of Trinidad and Tobago and the United People's Committees (disputed) Status Ongoing
Participants
United Commonwealth United People's Committees	Brazil CAS
Commanders and leaders
President Daniel Muir General Secretary Naomi Obernolte Capt. Randolph Williamson	Capt. Raimundo Abril
Strength
1 Cruiser  • CCS Evansville	1 Corvette  • Amazonas
Casualties and losses
8 injured	92 killed 28 captured

The Amazonas incident is an ongoing diplomatic crisis between the United Commonwealth and Brazil over the sinking of the Brazilian ship Amazonas by the CCS Evansville on December 12, 2021 off the coast of the United People's Committees. It is currently disputed where the ship was located, with the United Commonwealth claiming it was within territorial waters of the Andes and the Brazilian government claiming the Amazonas was in international waters at the tripoint of the martime borders of Trinidad and Tobago, the Andes and international waters.

According to the United Commonwealth and the United People's Committees, the naval vessel was sunk because the Amazonas violated Andean waters by entering and reentering it, and rammed into the CSS Evansville.

The Imperial Brazilian Navy denied the vessel ever entered Andean waters and that it was sunk on international waters.

The United Commonwealth was condemned by the the Conference of American States (CAS) for its actions, while the Organization for Mutual Economic Assistance and Development (OMEAD) condemned Brazil for its military developments in the Atlantic Ocean.

Amazonas

The F Amanzonas was a naval frigate apart of the 3rd Naval Group of the Imperial Brazilian Navy. Constructed from 1979 to 1982 and officially christened in 1983, the Amazonas has served the Brazilian navy in a number of capacities, the most notable of which was as an escort vessel. In 2002, the Amazonas, along with large portions of the Imperial Brazilian Navy would be modernized as apart of a greater military modernization project. It would re-enter active service in 2005. Captain Raimundo Abril would assume command of the ship in 2016 and the Amazonas would resigned to the 4th Naval Defense Group, being stationed in Santana.

International response

• Brazil: In emergency session of the Chamber of Deputies, Prime Minister Rodrigo Leitão called the sinking "unjust" and a "violation of international law". In a statement, Leitão called for sanctions on the United Commonwealth and the Andes, and promised that the Brazilian response to the death and capture of Amazonas crewmen "will be met with justice". Leitão would also question the validity of Continental accusations that the Amazonas collided with the Evansville.