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Dr. Rita Brazao de Freitas has been appointed as the Director of Planning, Methodology, Studies and Dissemination Services at DREM.
The Regional Secretariat of Finance, through Order No. 174/2026, has appointed the senior statistics technician, Dr. Rita Brazao de Freitas, to serve, on an interim basis, as the Director of Planning, Methodology, Studies and Dissemination Services at the Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM).
The new director, who has a distinguished academic and professional background in the fields of demography and statistics, assumes her duties effective March 25, 2026, overseeing the coordination and management of this strategic DREM unit.
The €60,000 cost of legal representation for the Region and legal support in a court case has been rescheduled again. The order allocates €52,250 to 2027, alongside amounts assigned to 2016 and 2023.
The Regional Government has authorised a €21,000 programme agreement with the Madeira Tennis Association for the 7th Madeira Ladies Open International Tournament. The funding will be split between 2026 and 2027.
The Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Fisheries appointed Brígida Maria de Oliveira Brazão as a specialist adviser and Renata Isabel Pão Rosário as acting head of division. Both appointments take effect from 8 October 2026.