The Regional Government has authorised support of up to €3,000 for the Casa do Povo da Camacha and up to €10,000 for the Casa do Povo de Nossa Senhora da Piedade.
The Regional Government has authorised two programme contracts with Casas do Povo, private non-profit institutions, allowing them to receive financial contributions from the Region: up to €3,000 for a technical assessment of the structure of part of the building of the Casa do Povo da Camacha and up to €10,000 for the organisation of the V Mostra Canina Podengo do Porto Santo, under the responsibility of the Casa do Povo de Nossa Senhora da Piedade. The decisions were taken in plenary session of the Government Council on 5 November 2026 and published in the Jornal Oficial on 10 November 2026, in Resolutions of the Regional Government Council no. 1041/2026 and no. 1042/2026.
Resolution no. 1041/2026 authorises the signing of a programme contract with the Casa do Povo da Camacha to co-finance the costs of a specialised technical assessment, to be carried out in 2026 by the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory, on the stability and structural safety conditions of part of the building. According to the document, visible structural anomalies were identified in the slabs of the building, where the Casa Etnográfica operated, with signs of deformation and bending, whose evolution raised concern about safety. The assessment is classified as a preventive measure to safeguard people and property.
Resolution no. 1042/2026 authorises a programme contract with the Casa do Povo de Nossa Senhora da Piedade to help pay for the organisation of the V Mostra Canina Podengo do Porto Santo, also to be held in 2026. The document states that the association's own revenues are clearly insufficient to cover the total expenses of the event.
The resolution describes the Porto Santo podengo as a dog with its own characteristics, adapted to the environmental conditions of the island, with a great aptitude for hunting and also a good guard and companion dog. Its presence on the island is attested by photographic records by Joaquim Augusto Souza (1853-1905), made mainly around rabbit hunting, dating from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Oral testimonies from the oldest inhabitants point to an even earlier presence.
The Regional Government has joined the efforts of Porto Santo residents who seek to preserve the breed and stop the threat of extinction, and has initiated procedures for its recognition as an autochthonous Portuguese canine breed. The document notes that there are currently 11 breeds of this species in Portugal. The declared objective is to guarantee the conservation of the breed, the promotion of its usefulness and a fair economic value for breeders.
In both cases, the amounts are maximum limits, and the amount actually paid may be lower. The programme contracts take effect from the date of their signing until 31 December 2026. The draft contracts have been approved and are filed at the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Regional Government. The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Fisheries is mandated to prepare the files and sign the contracts on behalf of the Region. The funds are entered in the budget of that regional secretariat for 2026. The document does not indicate dates for carrying out the assessment or for paying the funds.
Resolutions of the Regional Government Council are decisions of the executive body of the Region. A programme contract is a written agreement between the Region and an entity, which defines the support granted and its conditions. This support follows Resolution no. 95/2026, of 5 March, which approves the regulation on the allocation of financial support to the Casas do Povo of the Region, their associations and other private non-profit institutions within rural and local development. The resolutions are also based on Regional Legislative Decree no. 8/2025/M, of 30 December, which approves the Budget of the Autonomous Region of Madeira for 2026.
According to the document, the Casa do Povo da Camacha is a legal person of public utility, with an associative base and established for an indefinite period, with the purpose of promoting the social, educational, cultural, recreational and sporting development of the community, within the scope of rural and local development.
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