The CPLP comprises nine member nations: Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and East Timor.
Portuguese is not only one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, with over 265 M speakers, but it is also the most spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere.
The CPLP has an Electoral Network with representatives of electoral bodies from Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe.
According to the country’s Superior Electoral Court, the move is expected to help assess the transparency and integrity of the process and should include an exchange of experiences to improve it.
During the ratification ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal, Brazil´s Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos França has met with CPLP Executive Secretary Zacarias Albano da Costa.
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