On the occasion of the 191st anniversary of the British occupation of the Falkland Islands, Brazil reiterates its support for Argentina's legitimate rights in the sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the Malvinas, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas. Brazil's position dates back to 1833, when the Brazilian ambassador in London was ordered to support the Argentine protest against the British government over its occupation of the islands.
In line with the Argentine position, Brazil advocates 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 where the dispute has been addressed since the 1960s, with a decolonization agenda.
The Brazilian commitment to supporting Argentine rights was recently reaffirmed in the Joint Declaration on the occasion of the official visit of the President of the Republic to the Argentine Republic in January 2023 and in the Action Plan for the Revitalization of the BrazilArgentina Strategy 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 Brasília Consensus adopted by all South American countries in May 2023, and the priority given to preserving the South Atlantic as Zone of cooperation is granted peace and cooperation.