RA approves weighing by deaths of Dams, Eugénio Fonseca and Azevedo Soares

ANDthese votes were signed by the President of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar-White.

About Albino de Azevedo Soares, who died at the age of 75, refers to his role as Secretary-General of the Assembly of the Republic over more than a decade, between February 2014 and September 2024.

“ It served democracy and Parliament with unusual dedication and competence,” said José Pedro Aguiar-Branco in his vote.

In the vote of regret concerning Eugenio Fonseca, who died on August 12, at the age of 69, it is highlighted that he was a reference figure of volunteering and social solidarity in Portugal.

“Born in Setúbal in 1957, he graduated in religious sciences from the Faculty of Theology of the Portuguese Catholic University. He presided over Caritas Diocesana de Setúbal between 1987 and 2016, and between 1999 and 2020, Caritas Portuguesa. Knowing close to the scourges of poverty and social exclusion, he sought to impress on the national structure of Caritas a culture of proximity and decentralization, marked by Christian humanism and respect for the integrality of the person ", stands out in this vote.

In relation to Luís Represas, who died on 22 July, at the age of 69, it is read in the vote that “it broke out early in the panorama of national music, as a singer, instrumentalist and composer”.

“In 1976, he participated in the foundation of the Trovante, a reference group that, in the estertor of the revolution, brought to the public space sonorities and traditional Portuguese instruments, and historical and identity themes, treated in a modern and free way,” he said.

The president of the Assembly of the Republic also signed a vote of regret for the death of José Carvalho Guerra, on August 6, at the age of 93.

“Born in Braga in 1932, he graduated in Pharmacy from the University of Porto and graduated in Biochemistry at the same institution. He was a professor and, between 1985 and 1991, vice-rector of the University of Porto. It was also highlighted as the main driver of the expansion of the Portuguese Catholic University to Porto. Under his leadership, the Faculty of Law, the School of Arts and the School of Biotechnology, reference units, were founded, with great importance for the consolidation of a higher education of national scope ", refers to the vote.

In today's Permanent Commission, votes of regret were also unanimously adopted by the Aquida, the death of the MEP and former British minister Ann Widdecombe, the victim of “brutal homicide on 8 July”, and the JPP for the death of Juan Martins.

Juan Martins was a writer, poet, playwright, essayist and Lusodescendant literary critic. According to JPP, his life and work “constituted a relevant expression of the cultural link between Portugal and Venezuela”.