The president of the Assembly of the Republic, José Pedro Aguiar Branco, defended during a visit to the Azores that the autonomies of the Azores and Madeira should be "reinforced" and "deepened". The position was expressed in the context of an official visit to the autonomous region.
Aguiar Branco argued that the reinforcement of autonomies is necessary to better serve the island populations. The president of parliament considered that this deepening can help to "overcome the difficulties" that exist on the islands.
The visit of the president of the Assembly of the Republic to the Azores takes place within the scope of his institutional duties, representing the central legislative power before the Portuguese autonomous regions.
