Brazil supports Argentina's rights in the sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the Falkland, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands

On the date marking 191 years since the British occupation of the Falkland Islands, Brazil reaffirms its support for Argentina's legitimate rights in the sovereignty dispute with the United Kingdom over the Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands and the surrounding maritime areas. Brazil's position dates back to 1833, when the Brazilian ambassador in London was instructed to support the Argentine protest against the British Government over the occupation of the islands.

In line with the Argentine position, Brazil favors the creation of an atmosphere of trust conducive to the resumption of bilateral negotiations, as recommended by United Nations resolutions. The United Nations, since the 1960s, has treated the dispute as a decolonization agenda item.

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 relaunch of the Brazil-Argentina Strategic 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, approved by all South American countries in May 2023, and the priority given to maintaining the South Atlantic as a zone of peace and cooperation.