The Amazonas Free State was a Venezuelan militant group made up of renegade local military troops in Venezuela. They came to the attention of the United States when the took American hostages, with Ghost Recon tasked with saving them.
A team led by Nomad located and stormed their main base, rescuing the hostages and decimating the group.
At the time, the Free State was aided by Watchgate and trying to connect with the Santa Blanca Drug Cartel for support. Santa Blanca sent El Pulpo to see if the Free State were good partners.