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Angola, Brazil
Lourenço finally endorses internal security cooperation deal with Bolsonaro

President João Lourenço has finally authorised parliament to ratify an internal security cooperation deal between Angola and Brazil that had languished for the past year and a half. The decision could mark the beginning of his reconciliation with Jair Bolsonaro. [...]

Published on 07.04.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Lisbon plays peacemaker in religious turf war between Bolsonaro and Lourenço

Tensions between the Angolan branch of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God and the church's headquarters in Brazil have become so acute that President Jair Bolsonaro felt called on to intervene in the dispute.

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Angola, Brazil
Lourenço finally endorses internal security cooperation deal with Bolsonaro

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Bolsonaro snubs Portuguese-speaking states summit

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Christmas truce between Lourenço and Bolsonaro

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The twelve labours of Lisbon to reconcile Lourenço and Bolsonaro

Angola, Brazil
Lisbon plays peacemaker in religious turf war between Bolsonaro and Lourenço