bug#32068: 26.1; problem with org-agenda and categories

[rrandresf]

When evaluating the snippet below:
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(eval-after-load "org"
  '(progn
;;;; overwrite some settings
     (setq org-startup-folded nil ;unfolded
           org-agenda-show-all-dates t
           org-confirm-elisp-link-function nil ;; 4 the scratch call
           org-agenda-include-diary t
           org-agenda-include-all-todo t
           )
     (when (file-directory-p "~/docs/org/deft/")
       (setq org-agenda-files (directory-files "~/docs/org/deft/" t 
".*agendatest\.org$"))
       )
     (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "M-a") nil)
     ))

(require 'org)

(funcall 'org-agenda-list)
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I am getting (which is not fine):
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Week-agenda (W27):
Monday      2 July 2018 W27
  final:       9:00...... wc: 1eBrazil - 2fMexico (samara){16}
  final:      13:00...... wc: 1gBelgica - 2hJapon (rostov){16}
Tuesday     3 July 2018
  final:       9:00...... wc: 2eSuiza - 1fSuecia (san petersburgo){16}
  final:      13:00...... wc: 2gInglaterra - 1hColombia (moscu){16}
Wednesday   4 July 2018
  Diary:      Independence Day
Thursday    5 July 2018
Friday      6 July 2018
               0:38...... now - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
               8:00...... ----------------
  final:       9:00...... wc: 1qfFrancia - 2qfUruguay (nizhny){4}
              10:00...... ----------------
              12:00...... ----------------
  final:      13:00...... wc: 5qfBrasil - 6qfBelgica (kazán){4}
              14:00...... ----------------
              16:00...... ----------------
              18:00...... ----------------
              20:00...... ----------------
Saturday    7 July 2018
  final:       9:00...... wc: 7qfRusia - 8qfCrocia (samara){4}
  final:      13:00...... wc: 3qfSuecia - 4qfInglaterra (sochi){4}
Sunday      8 July 2018
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the output should be:
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Week-agenda (W27):
Monday      2 July 2018 W27
  8:           9:00...... wc: 1eBrazil - 2fMexico (samara){16}
  8:          13:00...... wc: 1gBelgica - 2hJapon (rostov){16}
Tuesday     3 July 2018
  8:           9:00...... wc: 2eSuiza - 1fSuecia (san petersburgo){16}
  8:          13:00...... wc: 2gInglaterra - 1hColombia (moscu){16}
Wednesday   4 July 2018
  Diary:      Independence Day
Thursday    5 July 2018
Friday      6 July 2018
  4:           9:00...... wc: 1qfFrancia - 2qfUruguay (nizhny){4}
  4:          13:00...... wc: 5qfBrasil - 6qfBelgica (kazán){4}
Saturday    7 July 2018
  4:           9:00...... wc: 7qfRusia - 8qfCrocia (samara){4}
  4:          13:00...... wc: 3qfSuecia - 4qfInglaterra (sochi){4}
Sunday      8 July 2018
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In GNU Emacs 26.1 (build 2, armv7l-unknown-linux-gnueabihf, X toolkit, Xaw3d 
scroll bars)
 of 2018-06-28 built on sacsa
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11903000
Recent messages:
setq: Opening directory: No such file or directory, /home/olla/doc/sorg/deft
Saving file /home/olla/docs/org/deft/jl-diary.agendatestel.org...
Wrote /home/olla/docs/org/deft/jl-diary.agendatestel.org
Preparing diary...done
Preparing diary...done
Preparing diary...done
Preparing diary...done
Preparing diary...done
Preparing diary...done
Preparing diary...done
Quit
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 'configure '--program-transform-name=s/^ctags$/ctags.emacs/'
 --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --libexecdir=/usr/lib
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 LDFLAGS=-Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro,-z,now'

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Important settings:
  value of $LC_COLLATE: C
  value of $LANG: C
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Major mode: Org-Agenda Week Diary Ddl Grid

Minor modes in effect:
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Load-path shadows:
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