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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Mendonça Filho Dem.jpg — Sidney Lins Jr. / Agência Liderança, CC BY 2.0.","cite":"\"Mendonça Filho\". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/mendonca-filho. Retrieved 5 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-04T06:57:40Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/mendonca-filho","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/mendonca-filho","ne":null}}