Brazilian Civil War

The Brazilian Civil War is an ongoing conflict started in mid-2068 as a spillover of the War of South American Liberation. The precursor conflict erupted in 2063 after a reignision of the war by the Frankish-supported Arrian Archbishophric of Brazil, roughly occuring at the time of the invasion of Chile and Argentina by various rebel factions in exhile. The surviving Republic of North Brazil (remnant of the first conflict with Argentina) quickly supported the rebels and began a general offensive on Central Brazil. Rebel support garnered by socialist factions within the republic placed it under the control of the Socialist Union. Offensive actions quickly secured Manaus and large sections of the coast all the way to Serra, Espiritu Santo. In the Interior and south the Archbishophric retained control with Argentine support.

Between 2066 and 2068 the conflict was largely at stalemate, with the exception of a large offensive against the Matto Grosso on November 2065 that gave the Socialists control of the territory north of Paraguay. From that point on the Socialist Union largely fractured, making the war effort more difficult.

In February 2068 the North Andes Confederation (or Kingdom of Salta according to some historians) pushed against Brazilean-held Paraguay. Asunción is taken and the Confederated forces progress further into Paraguayan territory intil September, while socialist forces supplied from Bolivia take over Northern Paraguay. Eastern Paraguay remains under Brazilian control.

On March 12th 2068 a coup-d'etat attempts to overthrow Archbishop Hlodowig in Sao Paulo. The Nonciature (Nunciature's Palace) is besieged for a week before the Palace Guard surrunders. The Archbishop escapes to Brasilia.