Mission Structure proposes April 2 as Autonomy Day holiday

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Madeira should start celebrating Autonomy Day in a new holiday on April 2, according to a draft regional legislative decree proposed by the Mission Structure for the Celebrations of 50 years of Autonomy.

The Mission Structure, chaired by João Cunha e Silva, chose this date because it was on April 2, 1976 that the new Portuguese Constitution was approved, establishing that “the archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira constitute autonomous regions endowed with statutes political-administrative and self-government bodies”.

The proposal, however, still needs to be approved by the Legislative Assembly of Mato Grosso.