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Africa, Brazil
Bolsonaro harks back to Lula era in new vision for business relations with Africa

After two months in post, the new Brazilian foreign minister Carlos França has finally set out his vision for future relations between Brazil and Africa, which marks a break with the policy of his predecessor and could lead to significant private sector investment in the continent. [...]

Published on 04/06/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Bolsonaro entrusts Africa foreign ministry department to novice

Inside the Brazilian foreign ministry, numerous voices are calling for the country's foreign policy to once more focus on Africa. However, President Bolsonaro has just appointed Ana Paula Simoes Silva, who has no experience on the continent, to head the dedicated department.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (L) with South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa in Osaka, Japan, 28 June 2019.

Africa, Brazil
Brazil tries to strengthen its ties with Africa through agriculture

After the early Bolsanaro years, which were marked by limited enthusiasm on Brazil's part to promote its agri-business in Africa, the foreign ministry is trying to make up for lost time by stepping-up its efforts to win new markets with promises of technical cooperation.

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On 13 October, the Itamaraty Palace hosted an event dedicated to the promotion of agri-business in Africa, O Brasil e a África no Agro.

Brazil, Guinea-Bissau
Bolsonaro honeymoons Embaló while on bad terms with Luanda

With Angola and Brazil on the fritz, Jaír Bolsonaro turns to Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embaló to find a new Portuguese-speaking partner in Africa.

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Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embaló (left) hosted by Brazil's head of state Jaír Bolsonaro.

Brazil, Namibia
Brazilian ambassador to Windhoek José Andrade Filho recalled and quietly promoted

The Brazilian ambassador to Namibia, who had been in his post for two and a half years, was recently recalled to Brasilia. Promoted by presidential decree, he is expected to become part of the foreign minister's entourage as the minister seeks to renew the country's African strategy.

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José Augusto Silveira de Andrade Filho was until recently Brazil's ambassador to Namibia.

Angola, Brazil
Bolsonaro snubs Portuguese-speaking states summit

The Brazilian president was hospitalised at the time of the Luanda summit and was represented by his deputy, Hamilton Mourão. But he had in fact decided not to attend weeks earlier amid a diplomatic spat over an evangelical church with his Angolan counterpart.

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Brazil, South Africa
Bolsonaro, to appease evangelists, wants former Rio mayor as Pretoria ambassador

Brazil has proposed Marcelo Crivella, ex-mayor of Rio and a leading figure in the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, for the post of ambassador to South Africa.

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Brazilian President Jaír Bolsonaro (left) with former Rio de Janeiro Mayor Marcelo Crivella in December 2020.

Angola, Brazil
Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

The president, in the latest twist in his ongoing battle with Brazilian billionaire Edir Macedo's evangelical church, has stopped his television stations from broadcasting in Angola.

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Brazilian evangelical pastor Edir Macedo, owner of RecordTV group.

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Bolsonaro under pressure to allow Lula's flagship development bank to return to Africa

Once the financial arm of President Lula da Silva's policy of strengthening ties with Portuguese-speaking Africa, Brazilian development bank BNDES suddenly withdrew from the continent four years ago in the wake of the Lava Jato anti-corruption investigation.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and BNDES president Gustavo Montezano, in March 2020.

Angola, Brazil
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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Dams collaterally damaged by Petrobras scandal

Because of a freeze on loans by Banco Nacional do Desenvolvimento (BNDES) as a result of the corruption scandal involving [...]

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Guns, gold and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Africa, Brazil
Bolsonaro harks back to Lula era in new vision for business relations with Africa

Brazil
Bolsonaro entrusts Africa foreign ministry department to novice

Africa, Brazil
Brazil tries to strengthen its ties with Africa through agriculture

Brazil, Guinea-Bissau
Bolsonaro honeymoons Embaló while on bad terms with Luanda

Brazil, Namibia
Brazilian ambassador to Windhoek José Andrade Filho recalled and quietly promoted

Angola, Brazil
Bolsonaro snubs Portuguese-speaking states summit

Brazil, South Africa
Bolsonaro, to appease evangelists, wants former Rio mayor as Pretoria ambassador

Angola, Brazil
Lourenço deals fresh blow to Edir Macedo's media empire in Africa

In Focus | Brazil
Bolsonaro under pressure to allow Lula's flagship development bank to return to Africa

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

Angola, Mozambique
Dams collaterally damaged by Petrobras scandal