Venezuelan War (2020 Crisis)

Venezuelan War, also called Intervention in Venezuela, South American Intervention in Venezuela or Venezuelan Civil War occurred between May 04, 2020 and June 06, 2020. It is divided into two phases, one in which, following a military coup, on May 04, against the regime of Nicolas Maduro, the military and militiamen loyal to Chavism begin to fight against the military coup, who also do not give power to the Venezuelan Opposition. At this stage, soldiers loyal to the opposition and opponents, military and Chavistas loyal to Maduro, and military loyal to the Provisional Military Council, fight each other.

In the second phase, which begins on May 16, a combined Brazilian, Colombian, Argentine, Chilean and Peruvian force begins a military intervention in favor of the Opposition Venezuela, to return order and peace to the country. Taking advantage of the fact that the Venezuelans fought each other, they bombed military and air bases, sink ships and disable the anti-air and anti-missile defenses of Venezuela.

On May 24, the Provisional Military Council surrendered to the intervention forces, and on June 06, Maduro and his forces surrendered to the intervention forces.

Then, on June 10, in Brasilia, the presidents of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru signed the Venezuelan Occupation Agreement, extinguishing the Venezuelan State, and beginning the South American Occupation of Venezuela, since the great division between the Venezuelan population would preclude a transitional national government.

The war had diverse repercussions in the countries, of short and long term. In Venezuela, the Supreme Council of Occupation pacified the country, called a Constituent Assembly, guaranteed a democratic presidential election in Venezuela, restructured and recovered the economy, and ensured the return of democracy and sovereignty of the Venezuelan State. It also maked the Venezuelan population to positively see the intervening nations, especially Brazil, for pacifying and redemocratizing the country. Venezuela will then experience, after the Occupation, a period of great economic growth and economic liberalism.

In Chile, Peru, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil, their governments suffered a decline in popularity during the war, but it served as a military integration in Latin America. In Brazil, despite President Jair Bolsonaro not being reelected in the 2022 election, for internal reasons, war increases Brazil's power and influence in the world, and especially in Latin America and the South Atlantic. In the long term, between right-wing, center-left and left governments, there was the Brazilian military development, which became a great military and economic power, while it lived two decades of great growth, stability and prosperity.