Mercosur

Overview
With the crazy events around the world, the South American countries felt their independence threatened. They decided to upgrade their economic union to resemble the peace time EU of 2010. However to do this they enlisted the help of foreign corporations. They began to establish factories and jobs which greatly improved the countrys. However by 2016 they realized they cant afford to pay their crippling debt to the corporations. By 2017 they began selling portions of their land to them, completely absorbing some. By 2019 most of the place belonged to them, seeing an opportunity the corporations began to hire out private armys to annex the remaining countries leading to their ownership today.

Developments
2020 - Surveyed the unexplored countryside for possible resources. Many potential mining sites were found. 2021 - Numerous mines established around the countryside.