Topic: 2025 – Situation in Myanmar
Country: Brazil
Delegate Name: Remy Ruehle
Special Political and Decolonisation Committee
The Situation in Myanmar
Federative Republic of Brazil
Remy Ruehle
The Myanmar Civil War is a conflict that has been ongoing since 2021, when there was a military coup that declared the elections invalid. The elected government and its allies have declared their intention to form a democratic federal state, and both sides have garnered varying amounts of support from foreign governments seeking to invest in their interests in the region. The conflict has its origins in the mid-1900s, when Myanmar, then known as Burma, gained independence from the British Empire. In the years that followed, ethnic tensions and military rule led to growing discontent with the lack of democratic institutions and proper regional autonomy. Coming into the 1990s, a new government with electoral aspects was implemented, and a political struggle for influence country began between the military and the elected government. This escalated in 2021 when the military declared the results of the election fraudulent and directed a coup against the government, starting the current civil war. This war has further expanded with multiple alliances between factions forming and foreign states giving support to certain factions to protect their interests in the region.
Brazil has had limited involvement in the Myanmar Civil War, but has made its position clear, expressing deep concern about the conflict. We have avoided properly taking sides within the conflict and have rather taken stances that humanitarian support and upholding of human rights should exist during the conflict.
Brazil would support efforts to restore stability and reestablish normalcy in the region with the least negative impact on the people of Myanmar, such as through UN-led peace negotiations or by providing locals with access to essential provisions during the conflict. It is important to keep the situation as peaceful as possible and avoid direct foreign involvement, which may prolong the war for their interests. The following of international law is essential for the protection of the rights of civilians, mitigating the hardships of the war, and swiftly de-escalating the conflict.
