American Confederation

209AD - 232AD

The **American Confederation**, also known formerly as Brazil, was a major confederation based in South America that existed during the late Classic Era. It was a democratic confederation divided into various regions. It went through many government changes, having originally been a democracy, before becoming communist, which was followed by another democratic period, which was interrupted by a short-lived junta, before finally becoming a confederation. At its peak, it controlled most of Brazil, Peru, northern Argentina and Chile, some of the northern half of South America, most of the western US and Canada, and before the Great Brazilian War, parts of Africa such as Angola, Cameroon and even Mozambique. The nation was one of Terra's allies, and was until their collapse. The nation would end up collapsing itself in 232AD, due to the chaos caused by the solar flare.

## History

### Minas Gerais

The first name of Brazil was the Republic of Minas Gerais. This was the first government of Brazil itself, and the direct predecessor to the American Confederation. During its existence, it expanded outwards from its heartland in Minas Gerais and took most of southern Brazil. It was the first major democracy in South America. However, due to the external influences of communism, at the end of 209, it was overthrown by a communist coup and became the People's Republic of Minas Gerais.

#### People's Republic and the Mali Crisis

The People's Republic of Minas Gerais was a one-party communist state which formed after the republic was overthrown. It began the colonization of Africa. Many of these colonies, such as Angola and Cameroon, would stay with them for many years. However, they were also the main cause of the Malian Crisis, as it began with Mali buying South Mali from them in 210AD. The crisis began when the Malian government reportedly suppressed the communists in the former colony.

This led to escalating tensions, and the USSR and PRMG soon declared war against Mali and almost invaded the country. Thankfully for Mali, the PRC interfered in the war and made a peace treaty where Mali gained money as war reparations. Soon after the conflict had ended, communism across the world began to fall, and alongside all other communist states besides Somalia, Minas Gerais became a democracy once again.

### Federal Republic of Brazil

The Federal Republic of Brazil was the direct successor to the Republic of Minas Gerais. It changed its name to Brazil due to having expanded far outside of Minas Gerais, having control over large parts of Brazil. During this era, the nation became one of the strongest countries at the time. It allied itself with the Asians, and kept out of most conflicts following the Malian Crisis. It expanded far into Africa, and also colonized part of North America and even Australia. It was quite powerful, although it received some criticism for the large number of colonies it established. It also strangely betrayed its ally Quebec during the Partition of Quebec. After Byzantium left its colonies in America, the country gained its Caribbean and Brazilian land.

However, after they tried to colonize the coast of New Zealand, the Nicolides had enough. They called upon multiple nations to invade them jointly, with Byzantium and the Tanganyika Confederation joining in. The already unstable government was eventually forced to surrender to them. They lost much of their colonial territory, and were forbidden from establishing new colonies. This decision to surrender made the military and the people feel betrayed by the Republic, leading to 2 years of chaos in Brazil following the war. Eventually, this caused the Federal Republic of Brazil's collapse and the installment of the Unitary Republic of Brazil.

### Unitary Republic of Brazil

The Unitary Republic of Brazil was the new government that seized control over Brazil after their loss in the Great Brazilian War. This one was a military-ran junta. This short-lived government was not recognized by the majority, if not the entire world besides themselves, leaving them internationally isolated. It was eventually overthrown due to being incredibly unpopular both outside and inside of the country.

### American Confederation

After the downfall of the Unitary Republic of Brazil due to the revolutions in the nation and pressure to re-establish democracy, a new government was established. This was known as the American Confederation. It was a much more equal state compared to its predecessors, as it was a confederation, but it only lasted a few years. The nation became one of the most advanced nations technologically, but they still continued to colonize North America for unclear reasons.

After the election of Juscelino Kubitschek in 230AD, the nation collapsed two years later during the chaos caused by the 232 solar flare, as a result of the large number of ethnicities revolting during the chaos.