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Sílvia Sousa criticizes "propaganda" in agriculture

Funchal Notícias10 September 2026 at 15:03

The PS deputy in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, Sílvia Sousa, criticized the announcement of an 11 million euro investment for the modernization, innovation, and generational renewal of regional agriculture. Sílvia Sousa considered that the Regional Government is betting more on propaganda than on concrete results.

The announcement of the investment was published by the Jornal da Madeira. The socialist expressed her position by publicly reacting to the plan presented by the regional authorities.

The investment aims at modernization, innovation, and generational renewal in Madeira's agricultural sector. Sílvia Sousa's criticism arises in the context of regional political debate about the priorities of the Madeiran Executive.

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