He is also Secretary-General of the Force for Change Democratic Movement-Liberal Party (MDFM-PL).

In 1983, he attended at the Politehnica University of Timișoara in Romania and was trained as an electrical engineer.

[2] Vera Cruz served as director general of the Water and Electricity Company (Empresa de Água e Electricidade), he later served as Minister of Natural Resources in an MLSTP-led government from 9 August 2003 to 5 March 2004.

He visited Angola for three days beginning on October 24, 2007 to discuss bilateral cooperation and the strengthening of historic and cultural ties.

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