Carlos Rodrigues, vice-president of the Municipality of Funchal (CMF), today harshly criticized the Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, regarding his speech. Rodrigues used his personal page on the social network Facebook to express his displeasure, describing the minister's speech as demonstrative of "vanity" and "inelegance".
The comment published by the Madeiran politician had significant repercussions in national media, having been reported by CNN, which demonstrates the impact of Carlos Rodrigues' statements beyond the region.
This episode arises in a context of political tension between the regional government of Madeira and the central government, representing yet another moment of confrontation between local authorities and the national executive.
