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| - The Brazilian Civil War was an armed conflict that lasted from 2028-2035. The war pitted mostly urban-dwelling government loyalists against a large-scale rebel movement that had its roots in the rural areas of the country. The war was quite brief, but bloody, with large numbers of dead on both sides. The Brazilian Civil War saw millions of people displaced and created one of the world's worst refugee crises. The War saw large areas of Brazil declare themselves independent from Governmental authority and declare themselves rebel-allied states, the Brazilian government's indiscriminate bombing of these areas turned moderate Brazilians against them, and in no small way contributed to the eventual defeat of the government. Many young, urban Brazilians were drafted into the loyalist forces, with a significant proportion (around 15%) of these unwilling recruits later deserting and joining the rebels. The international community universally condemned the Brazillian government for it's use of paramilitary hit-squads who would attack suspected rebel strongholds, these "Skull Squads" murdered, looted, raped and burned their way through the Brazilian countryside, brutalising the populace, and shifting public opinion towards the rebel cause. The eventual victory of the rebel forces saw a leftist government, led by former rebel leader Estefan Santamaria, come to power, and rapidly begin a program that saw the entire nation's wealth distributed equally. Today, Brazil ranks alongside India and the Confederated States of Africa as one of the world's major superpowers.
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