Chamber Councilor Elvas (Portalegre) Paula Calado, 52, died this Saturday after a car accident on Friday, after three days of municipal mourning was declared.
In a statement sent to the Lusa agency, the municipality regrets the death of the councillor, elected by the PSD/CDS-PP coalition in 2021, by declaring three days of municipal mourning.
“The municipality of Elvas, upon learning of her death, expresses its condolences in honor of the life and memory of the mayor” and “also declares June 25, 26 and 27 days of municipal mourning, expressing the deepest and heartfelt regret over the sad event on behalf of the entire leadership,” the statement says. message.
In the note, the municipality also expresses “sincere condolences to the family” and recalls the work done by the mayor, who was also the chairman of the Council of the PSD of the city of Elvas.
Currently, Paula Calado was responsible for the departments of the Department of Culture and Tourism, as well as for all translations received by the Municipality (Castelo), the Office of Forte da Graça and Fort de Santa Luzia, the Municipal Museums, the Elvas Dr. Municipal Library. Elsa Grilo and Arquivos coordinating the Elvas World Heritage and Agricultural Fair.
According to the municipality, “a teacher trained in teaching Portuguese and English at the University of Évora, before taking up executive functions in the municipality of Elvas, taught at the D. Sancho II High School in Elvas and at the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre.” .
At the political level, the note also mentions the mayor “was part of the leadership of Rui Rio and presided over the council of the PSD district assembly.”
Contacting Lusa, a source in the municipality said the councilor died this Saturday at the San José hospital in Lisbon, where she was taken by helicopter after the motorcycle she was riding crashed on National Road 4, in the municipality of Arraiolos ( Evora).
The same source said that the driver and “the mayor’s companion also suffered serious injuries and were taken to Évora hospital.”
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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