International reactions to the Amazonas incident

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International reactions to the Amazonas incident, and incident on December 12, 2021, when the Brazilian corvette Amazonas was sunk off the coast of the United People's Committees by the Continental Navy cruiser CCS Evansville for allegedly illegally entering the territorial waters of the Andes. Over forty countries have issued statements in regards to the incident, the bulk of which have been in favor of Brazil and in condemnation of the United Commonwealth and the Andes.

Supernational bodies

  • LN League of Nations – Per the request of the Brazilian government, an emergency session was held by the League of Nations Security Council where a draft resolution was proposed that called for the immediate cesation of hostilities. It was supported by the United Kingdom, Kingdom of Sierra, Germany, and Japan, but due to the veto power that the United Commonwealth has, it wasn't put forward to a motion. The representatives from all four states condemned the actions of the United Commonwealth along with representatives from other nations as well. The Security Council called for a push for diplomacy by all sides and requested caution to avoid a potential armed conflict and further loss of life.
  • Conference of American States Conference of American States – The CAS condemned the United Commonwealth and the Andes for the attack and accused the Commonwealth of both violating maritime agreements and conducting an illegal attack on Brazil which was denounced as a collective offense against the wider Conference as a whole. Secretary-General Johann Hauptsmann called the attack an "illegal, inhuman attack on Brazil's security" and said that the CAS would stand behind Brazil citing its "legal and moral obiligation to stand behind our friends and allies". The American Parliament passed a non-binding resolution on December 27 condemning the Amazonas incident and reiterated that any attack against one member state was an attack against all. It also condemned what it saw as as "a disturbingly recent trend of the United Commonwealth relapsing to a Cold War-era mindset and reneging on contemporary CAS–UC cooperation." It also urged member states to "carefully reevaluate their respective proceedings" with the Continental government.
  • Organization for Mutual Economic Assistance and Development – OMEAD condemned Brazil accusing the Imperial Brazilian Navy of crossing into the Andes' maritime borders beyond international waters and stated that the United Commonwealth was correct in its response. In its official statement, OMEAD said that the Brazilian Navy was "suspiciously and unethically traveling in Andean waters" and that the Andean government was "corrupt and obligated to request assistance from its Continental ally". In a sign of ideologial solidarity, OMEAD sided with the United Commonwealth and the Andes and accused Brazil, the CAS, and those taking their side of seeking to "supress a still-mighty revolution".
  • European Community European Community – The European Community condemned the attack on the Amazonas and accused the Continental government of conducting an illegal military operation and condemned the United Peoples' Committees for complicit in a violation of international law. Mark van Loon, President of the Council of Europe, denounced the attack as an inhumae act of aggression and accused both the Andes and the United Commonwealth of "complete and utter recklessness". The European Council then voted on a resolution in favor fo condemning both nations for their role in the incident and announced plans to impose sanctions on both countries in response.

Americas

  • Alaska Alaska – President Nicolas McCarty issued a statement condemning the attack on the Amazonas as a "blatant attack on not just Brazil, but the CAS and civilized nations as a whole" and called on the United Commonwealth to issue a formal apology and accept responsibility for violating international law. It also condemned the Andes for requesting such an attack and condemned the government for its "paranoia-driven policy decisions". On December 23, all Andean and Continental assets held in Alaska were frozen and sanctions placed on the current Continental cabinet and at least ten Continental diplomats were expelled while the same number of Alaskan diplomatic staff were recalled back home.
  • Astoria Astoria – President Brendan Shepard held an emergency press conference hours after the attack where he issued a formal statement condemning the United Commonwealth. In his response he stated that "while Astoria seeks pragmatic diplomacy with the Commonwealth, we cannot and will not condone illegal attacks on our allies". He further stated that the attack against Brazilian ships was "an attack of the entirety of CAS liberty and sovereignty".
  • Brazoria Brazoria – Chancellor Ed Gonzales held a press conference hours after the attack where he condemned the actions of the United Commonwealth and the Andes, denouncing the attack as unjust. On December 18 during an emergency session of the Parliament, the legislature passed a resolution condemning both nations and declaring solidarity with Brazil in the face of military aggression and as members of the CAS. The resolution passed both the Diet and the Corte before Christmas.
  •  Sierra: Minister of Foreign Affairs Maggie Chan condemned the Continental Navy for its sinking of the Amazonas and urged it to "respect the international law of the sea". Chan stated, "It should be made clear and resolute that Sierra's commitments with its partners with fellow CAS member states is unshakable and inviolable". Chan cited Sierra's defense obligations with Brazil and vowed to hold the United Commonwealth accountable for its actions. Chan further stated that "sanctions" would be a possible course of action. The Getty House released its own statement, insisting that "any and all efforts for diplomatic, peaceful resolution must be taken to consideration and exhausted before any military actions can be taken", and expressed "disappointment" in the United Commonwealth's handling of the situation.
  • Superior Superior – President Jennifer Granholm issued a statement in which she expressed "great sadness and disappointment" for the loss of life and called on the CAS to be "swift and just" in its response to the attack. Due to it occuring admist the backdrop of the 2022 Superian federal election, it became a hot-button issue on the campaign trail and turned public opinion in Superior against the United Commonwealth and the Andes. President Isaac Dillon denounced the United Commonwealth in his first presidential address and accused the attack of being an example of Continental military aggression and expansion and stating that sanctions would be issued. Andrew Keyes, Dillon's nominee for Secretary of Foreign Affairs, stated that sanctions would be imposed and Continental assets will be frozen.
  • United Commonwealth United Commonwealth – The Continental government has defended its decision declaring its move a defensive act with the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs releasing a statement claiming that the attack was "an act of protection in defense of the Andes to suspicious Brazilian military activity" and accused Brazil of violating the Andes' maritime borders. President Daniel Muir stated that the Amazonas was a military ship and that its presence near Andean maritime borders was "concerningly suspicious" and that the attack was a "justifiable act of revolutionary defense". He also condemned other countries for engaging in "he-said-she-said nonsense" and accused them of avoiding finding the true story.
  • United People's Committees United People's Committees – Interim Chairwoman of the Communist Party Emilia Ortega and the Foreign Ministry of the UPC released a joint statement denouncing the accusations towards the Andean and Continental Navy attacking a Brazilian ship in international waters. Ortega accused the CAS and the Brazilian leadership in particular of "shamelessly exploiting the current situation" both in the Andes itself and the strained relations between the Andes and the United People's Committees" by what Ortega called an invasion of Andean territory.
  • West Indies West Indies – The West Indies condemned the attack on the Amazonas with the central government calling it an "agregious and concerning act of violence" which jeopordizes future travel and security within the Caribbean. The commonwealth government sided with Brazil citing the presence of the Amazonas in the country during its travel just before being attacked and how it was legal in regards to international law and travel. The Progressive Conservative Party denounced the attack and organized various protests and has called for sanctions to be imposed in response.

Europe

  • France France – Prime Minister Oscar de-Saint Just send his condolences to the government of Brazil and condemned the United Commonwealth for attacking the Amazonas and the Andes for supporting the attack and calling for it to occur citing their request lead to the attack on the cruiser. The French Parliament condemned the attack and passed a resolution condemning the Commonwealth and Andes and later legislation imposing sanctions on both states. The first sanctions passed parliament inspite of opposition from left-wing parties such as the French Socialist Party for believing that France had no role in the incident and ensuing regional dispite.
  • Germany Germany – Kaiser Georg Friedrich sent a personal letter to the Brazilian monarchy sending his condolences for the loss of life in the attack and later formally condemned the attack as well and the Continental government for imprisoning the 28 survivors and describing them as prisoners of war. The Reichstag passed legislation during an emergency session on December 16 which condemned the United Commonwealth and the Andes and approved further action in the form of economic sanctions on both states.
  • Russia Russia – The Government of Russia condemned the attack on the Amazonas with President Roman Kosmynin stating that "the Russian Democratic Republic holds no tolerance towards militaristic aggression and we stand in support with Brazil and our allies in the CAS". The State Duma would pass a law on January 2, 2022, which supported Russian and European sanctions on the Andes and United Commonwealth and voiced support for sanctioning OMEAD, though was opposed by the Labor Party and other left-wing parties viewing the Caribbean conflict as a regional dispute that Russia has no role in.
  • Spain Spain – The Government of Spain released a statement sending its condolences to Brazil and the family members and friends of the 92 sailors who were killed along with the 28 who were captured and taken into Continental custody. President Santiago Morales called for the release of the Brazilian prisoners calling their continued captivity unnecessary and counter-productive while calling for an LN investigation into what happened and the general legality of the attack in general.
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom – The British Department of Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs accused the Continental of violating international law and international maritime agreements and accused the deaths of 92 Brazilian sailors of being an "unethical and illegal loss of life". Prime Minister Clive Spencer stated in a formal address to the House of Commons that the British government would pursue sanctions against the United Commonwealth and the Andes and begin divesting from Continental and Andean businesses and companies while urging British businesses to do the same. That same day, fifteen Continental and Andean diplomats were forced to leave Britain.

Asia

  •  China – The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement denouncing border provocations and calling on countries to respect maritime borders, both in the Caribbean and in the South China Sea, adding that the incident was a "violation of Andean sovereignty" and that the CAS is engaging in "increasingly dangerous naval maneuvers." Chinese Foreign Minister Liu Jiaoren spoke by phone with his Andean and Continental counterparts about the situation.
  • Japan Japan – The Japanese government issued a formal letter of condemnation towards the United Commonwealth calling the attack on the Amazonas an "unjust and inhumane act of violence" and accused both the Continental and Andean governments of "returning to their Cold War-era antagonism and hostilities".
  • Manchuria Manchuria – The Manchu Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement giving the Manchu government's condolences towards Brazil, the navy, and the friends and family of those who died in the attack and called the attack an illegal act in violation of international law.
  • Vietnam North Vietnam – The ruling Communist Party of Vietnam issued a joint decleration stating North Vietnamese support for the United Commonwealth and United Peoples' Committees and stated that both nations were "at the forefront of opposing counter-revolutionary aggression". It condemned Brazil for violating the Andes' maritime borders and that the presence of the Amazonas was committing an "obvious violation of national safety for the Andean people and revolution".

Africa

  • Egypt Egypt – The Arab Socialist Union issued a statement stating that it remained supportive of the United Commonwealth in its "diplomatic struggle against counter-revolutionary forces", but stated that Egypt would remain neutral and urged caution by all sides. The People's Assembly of Egypt passed a resolution declaring ideological solidarity with the Andes and the United Commonwealth and calls for a peaceful resolution.
  • Equatorial States Equatorial States – The Equatorial government issued a letter stating its support for the United Commonwealth and the Andeas and called for "pragmatic and reasonable diplomacy". It stated that beyond solidarity with ideological allies, the Equatorial States would engage in no further involvement beyond supporting diplomacy and urged Brazil to scale-down the deployment of military ships near Andean and/or Continental waters.

NGOs

  • Amnesty International – Amnesty International (AI) released a statement saying that the attack was an "uprovoked and tragic loss of life that occured without proper context or justification" and called on all sides to withhold from further military action. It accused the Andes' request for the strike of being "effectively ordering a war crime" and called for their to be economic pressure on both nations in response. AI also warned that the attack by the United Commonwealth threatened maritime travel within the Caribbean Sea.
  • International Democratic Youth Association – The IDYA condemned the actions of the Imperial Brazilian Navy accusing the presence of the Amazonas as being "suspicious and merits questioning" and the subsequent attack against it by the Continental Navy per the request of the Andean government was "a sad and tragic, but understandable and necessary action". It accused Brazil, the CAS, and those siding with them of engaging in an attempt to "stifle the flames of Landon and the world revolution".
  • International Federation for World Freedom – The World Freedom Federation condemned the attack and the governments of both the Andes and the United Commonwealth with the WFF dencouning it as an act of aggression and a war crime. WFF chairman and former Antillean president Michael Abarough called it a war crime and stated that the attack was another example of "continued Continental aggression within the Caribbean and compliance by its corrupt allies". The WFF also stated that it would be brought up at the 2022 World Freedom Summit as well where it will platform anti-Landonist and anti-communist dissidents and activists from both the Continental States and the Andes.
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