Why doesn't Brazil claim this like Argentina did with the Falklands? I bet they could take on France

D. João VI annexed the French Guyana in response to Bonaparte's invasion of Portugal. However, the territory was given back by decision of the Congress of Vienna. Afterwards, there are three occasions I see as opportunities for re-annexation. In the late 19th century, a border conflict arose between Brazil and France over the state of Amapá (neighbor to the French Guyana). The latter didn't recognize the Oiapoque river as the frontier between the two provinces, claiming a 260.000km2 territory of Brazil. The conflict escalated in 1895, and a small French company of soldiers occupied the contested land. The local Brazilians reacted violently. Over 40 nationals died, but the French were repealed by the resistance led by Francisco "Cabralzinho" Xavier and the question was solved through Swiss mediation, whose conclusion was entirely favorable to Brazil. The murder of Brazilian citizenry could have been used as justification for war, but the infant republic was already overwhelmed by domestic problems, including widespread military indiscipline.

At the time of the establishment of the Vichy regime and the entry of Brazil on the conflict siding with the Allies, unlike in the early republic, Brazil was then under a nationalist regime heavily influenced by European fascism. President Getúlio Vargas was in power since 1930, after he defeated the old oligarchies. The new government followed a policy of special attention towards national security. New border territories were created and the Armed Forces were strengthened, numbering 100,000 soldiers in the 1940s if I recall correctly. The Vargas government did consider a potential annexation of the French Guyana after the Battle of France, but discarded it in order to avoid conflict with the Allied leadership. However, if this idea had been upheld before the turning points of the war in 1942 - 1943, the Allies could have conceded, specially the United States.

The second opportunity was enabled in the early 60s amidst the late turbulence of the Fourth Republic. On 3 August 1961 the eccentric President Jânio Quadros ordered the governor of Amapá to start preparations for the invasion of the French Guyana over French clandestine mining of manganese on Brazilian territory being exported through Cayenne. This project would fulfill his dreams of a country spamming form the Caribbean to the Plate (maybe supported by the re-annexation of another former province, Uruguay). The plan was dubbed Operação Cabralzinho (in reference to the hero of 1895) and involved 2.500 soldiers of the three branches. The project was soon after aborted upon the President's resignation (actually a failed self-coup attempt) twelve days later. Had the invasion been carried on, the possibility of war would be very real, just like a few years later.

In 1961 French ships were conducting clandestine lobster fishing on waters claimed by Brazil. Warned by local fishers, the Brazilian Navy ordered the French to leave. They refused and sent signals to the French Navy requiring help. The dispute escalated, and De Gaulle became furious upon hearing the news. He dispatched war vessels to ensure the safety of the French ships. The Brazilian Navy and the 4th Army were mobilized by President Goulart. By April of 1963 both nations were considering war. In the end, the dispute was solved through mutual agreement. Had war ensued, Brazil could have invaded the French Guyana and win, seeing that the France was already burdened by the Algerian War of Independence.

Brazil is a big country

A good thing.

I understand that Venezuela thinks Guyana is their renegade province.

Half of their cunt is already forest

>South America doesn´t have militarized borders.
>You can go wherever you want and nobody gives a shit.
Is that really true?

In some parts, yes

How about your border with Brazil? or Argentina-Chile border?

In both countries borders there is military presence, but they just stay there, cars and people cross free, maybe in some drugs operation they act.

They got scammed by brits, almost half of Guyana is theirs, I hate Maduro and they dumbasses ruling that country, but they are right in claim that land.

>calling Jango eccentric

Who was Jânio

French Guyana is legit French land unlike Las Malvinas, and French Guyana (just like Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion) was made a literal part of France in 1946 being indistinguishable from French regions in Europe since then.

>1946
To give you an idea that was before the Dominion of Newfoundland (current Newfounland and Labrador) became a Canadian province in 1949, and before Alaska and Hawaii became American states in 1952.

>indistinguishable from French regions in Europe since then.
Only in terms of being a part of France. The French gov sees them as an equal region.

Alaska and Hawaii became states in 1959-60.

shit I fucked up, I was going to write that the state of Baja California was admitted as a Mexican state in 1952, and the states of Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo had to wait until 1974
Only in terms of being a part of France. The French gov sees them as an equal region.
what do you mean??? that's what I meant isn't it?

I'm surprised that Venezuela doesn't just invade and take it. Guyana probably has about 5 bullets in their entire army. I guess they can always throw banana peels at attacking enemy forces.

People here don´t have the autistic "he took muh jeb"

And whatever, 40% of people in Latin america are on informal work

There are probably less than 20 roads that lead to Argentina, and good luck trying to cross the Andes in a different way

Yeah Brazil, why don't you attack a EU / NATO country. It's not NATO jurisdiction, I swear!

It's not. NATO doesn't cover overseas clay, because the purpose of NATO wasn't to commit everyone in the defense of european colonial remnants.

Brazil barely has an "army"

Why Nuke SP?

do it, i hate those pretentious faggots

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why are they like that

See above, French Guyana is not a French colonial renmant, it is as much of part of NATO as Canary Islands, Madeira or Hawaii

no one gives a shit about those three meme regions

>hur durr why don't these monkey declare war on a european country because of a piece of useless clay

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I wish they took ‘’fr*nch’’Guyana.

It's useless land