“I’m going to talk to the airlines”, says Lula in Angola about the lack of direct flights to Africa

On his profile on the social network X (formerly Twitter), President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva commented, this Saturday (26), that he wants to discuss the lack of direct flights between Brazil and Africa.

In the post, Lula says that when he returns to Brazil, he will talk to airlines and the Ministry of Ports and Airports. “Let’s look for solutions to this problem,” she posted.

This Saturday (26) Lula ends his official visit to Angola and heads to São Tomé and Príncipe, where he will participate in the Summit of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP). The official farewell ceremony, in Luanda, should take place at 4 pm (local time, 12 pm Brasília time).

This is Lula’s first visit to the continent since taking office in 2023.

I want to discuss how a country the size of Brazil doesn’t have direct flights to the African continent. When I return to Brazil, I’m going to talk to the airlines, with the Ministry of Ports and Airports. Let’s look for solutions to this problem.

— Lula (@LulaOficial) August 26, 2023

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) said, this Saturday (26), that the government is studying the opening of a consulate general in Luanda, capital of Angola.

In a statement to the press, he classified the two-day visit to the African country as historic and recalled that Angola is already home to the largest Brazilian community on the continent – ​​around 30,000 Brazilians.

“For that reason, I instructed Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira to study the opening of a general consulate in Luanda, which would be the first in a Portuguese-speaking country in Africa,” he said.

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