Operation Cobra

Operation Cobra (officially known as Operation Cooperative Operations for a Better Reunited America; occasionally placed as Operation COBRA) was a series of coups incited by the United States of JBR throughout the Americas just days after the beginning of World War IV. It is generally believed that the operation itself took into effect four days before the war even began. The death of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was confirmed to have been from an anthrax attack. This attack was traced back to Quad, the superseding authority that governed the United States of JBR. Several historians and conspiracy theorists have proposed that the operation itself was conspired months or possibly years before between Quad and several officials within the to-be-coup governments in the operation. However, in general, the operation's success was due to political confusion (made possible due to both unrelated and connected reasons in several countries), a collaborated effort of a forceful revolution, a rising movement supporting fascism, and the tactical use of shock and awe to gain support from the public. Controversy has sparked on the rest of the world governments' such as the Prussian Empire and the Pacific Empire failure to effectively prevent the operation by military intervention. The operation coincided with the War on Anarchy which the latter was primarily situated in the former United States region.

Background

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Flag of the Intergralist movement

Operation Cobra was a series of coups in South America sponsored and oversaw by the JBRican government. Fascist insurgencies and movements carried out the plans. It was instigated by the JBRican government as a means to gain allies militarily, politically, and economically to counter its enemies and adversaries. It also feared that the already-hostile neighbors would soon engage into war and possibly prevent the War on Anarchy effort. When the JBRican government took all these into account, it decided to carry this out by negotiating with contacts and organizations within South America. In exchange for the support and creation of a fascist government led by the participating organization, it would defend and work with the JBRican government. Several groups including the Goldshirts, Intergralists, and Peronists arose and gained popularity in South America long before Quad's actions began to surface in the early JBRican government. Because of this, these organizations gained enough support to execute successful coups.

Precluding events

Prior to Operation Cobra's execution, various factors led to the friendly environment that enabled its effectiveness and success. Two have been commonly accepted by most historians with other theories proposed still being argued over.

Fascist movement

Following the dissolution of the United States, various governments (prominently those associated with the Pink Tide) in South America took precautions to maintain governance over its people. Fearing that the people would revolt over certain repressive policies, countries such as Venezuela and Ecuador greatly liberalized much of its policies. The countries of South America began debating on how the now anarchic United States was to be dealt with. With Canada collapsing by the summer of 2006, the South American (as well as Mexico and Central America) became worrisome that Islamic fundamentalists would establish a caliphate in the defenseless areas. Recent turmoil in the Middle East and the rising support of an American caliphate prompted the American countries to begin building up its defense budget and negotiated a possible "protectorate guardianship" over America. With the help of NATO, a small presence of South American troops were posted throughout the United States. At the same time, previously closed economies were opened and foreign corporations from Europe and Asia began flocking to the states. This unusual introduction led to clashes between a weakening socialist-leaning government and a growing number of pro-capitalist lobbying corporations. Soon, corruption ensued between both the states and corporations which led to widespread protests in the Central and South Americas.

A movement within Brazil which sought to restore "social order" revived the idea of Brazilian Integralism and organic unity. A Filipino immigrant named John Paul Felicio (who would later become the current president of Brazil) supported this notion and is credited to having revived this movement.

Death of Dilma Rousseff

Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was nearing completion of serving a year as president. Under her administration, she continued carrying out much of her predecessor's policies. In spite of Rousseff's intense efforts to improve welfare programs, Brazil suffered a huge spike in crime rates throughout the nation. As well as this, the fascist movement in Brazil became especially violent under her presidency to the extent of supporting certain drug cartels. Facing a national crisis, Rousseff and the Congress declared martial law allowing the federal government more control over its rampant country. A month before Rousseff's death, the National Congress introduced several key bills targeting various subjects of key Brazilian issues to the floor. However, the two major parties of the Congress: Worker's Party and the Republic Party battled each other disagreeing on the critical bills leading to a stalemate. Corrupt officials worked to ring in potential swing voters and even bribed opposing members to join their party's cause. Rousseff was a key member of the Worker's Party and worked closely with Congress. Attempting to rein in control over the legislature, Rousseff's party coalition (which constituted the majority of the Congress) narrowly succeeded in amending a temporary clause to the Constitution that would grant the President more power in the Congress during martial law. With the now higher dependency on the President, the Congress relied heavily on Rousseff to pass the Congress's various bills. The week before Rousseff died, she returned from a state visit to France and needed to sign several bills she had placed on hold. Most of the bills were awaiting her approval but were nearing the deadline. Some of the bills, which would have significant impact to Brazil, were contested amongst Rouseff's own party members. Facing a tense time, Rousseff spent hours on just one bill. On November 1, it is believed that Rouseff first contacted anthrax through an infected letter. She had received a warning earlier that day from Brazil's intelligence center of several anthrax attack reports throughout the country. It is then believed that her symptoms of anthrax quickly developed to the point she vomited blood. She was found dead the next day in her private bathroom over a pool of blood. Investigators concluded that she had slipped on her own blood and broke her neck. She was paralyzed and died choking on her blood.

Beginning of World War IV

Main articles: World War IV § First phase, and World War IV

See also

• World War IV — the main war
• War on Anarchy — a coinciding campaign