Troops of the Brazilian Army’s 1st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Battalion (1st Btl DQBRN) participated as instructors in the Basic Course on Emergency Response to Chemical Incidents for Portuguese-speaking Countries in Angola, June 27-July 1. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) organized the course with the coordination of the National Authority for Arms Control and Disarmament of the Angolan government’s Ministry of National Defense and Homeland Veterans.
In addition to Brazil and Angola, military personnel, civilian firemen, customs officers, health professionals, and dangerous goods specialists from Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and Portugal also participated. It was the first such course hosted by a Portuguese-speaking African country. Five instructors taught the course, three Brazilians from the 1st Btl DQBRN and two Angolans.
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Source: Dialogo Americas