Borges was born in Luanda. His parents, Léo Borges and Mirembe Borges, were from Bailundo, a town in Huambo Province. He studied electromechanical engineering, and was enrolled in the army from 1974 to 2009. From 1978 to 1979, Borges was Deputy Minister of Defense for Weapons and Technology. He was later Deputy Minister of Transport and Communication from 1988 to 1989, Minister of Transport and Communications from 1989 to 1992. He was moved to the post of Minister of Territorial Administration on April 9 1992.