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Funchal's local government has approved the urgent expropriation of a property on Rua da Infância to combat urban decay and create new housing units and services.
Funchal City Council has decided, through Resolution no. 8/2026, to proceed with the urgent expropriation of the property located at Rua da Infância, nos. 34 and 36, in the parish of Santa Maria Maior. This decision is part of the Systematic Urban Rehabilitation Operation (ORU) of Funchal's Historic Center, aiming to redevelop a building that has been abandoned for about 17 years.
The rehabilitation and expansion project, budgeted at 3 million euros, provides for the creation of:
The indemnity value set for the expropriation is €2,800,000.00. The property, registered under article no. 6154, is currently registered in favor of the company Partilha Sucesso - Investimentos Imobiliários, S.A., and is subject to various liens, including attachments by the National Treasury and a seizure.
Given the existence of a dispute over the property's ownership (Case no. 635/10.3TCFUN), the local authority has identified the following entities and citizens as expropriated parties and/or apparent interested parties: Partilha Sucesso - Investimentos Imobiliários, S.A., Maria Goretti Neto de Aveiro, Sandra Mariza de Aveiro, André Lourenço de Aveiro, Alen Luís de Aveiro, Michael Gouveia Vieira Cardoso, Albertina Úrsula de Gouveia Cardoso, Eduardo Gouveia Cardoso, Maxine Lauren Cardoso (married to Rudolph Potgieter), Tamlin Demi Cardoso, and AT-RAM (Tax Authority and Fiscal Affairs of RAM).
Pedro Gonçalves de Barros has been appointed head of the Territorial Monitoring and Landscape Division of the Regional Directorate for Territorial Planning. The one-year appointment takes effect on 1 October 2026.
The Region has authorised €263,898.6 in funding over six financial years for the sublease of Quinta Vila Passos in Funchal, which will house a public service. The expenditure will be covered by the budget of the Institute for Forests and Nature Conservation.
An amendment to the collective irrigation investment scheme requires beneficiaries to settle outstanding repayments of European funds or provide a guarantee. The order also sets a criterion concerning criminal convictions involving EAFRD and EAGF funds.