Carlos Tuta was mayor of Monchique for 26 years
Carlos Tuta, who served as mayor of Monchique between 1983 and 2009, died this Monday (October 28) at the age of 72.
“Carlos Tuta’s legacy remains alive in the memory of all those who had the privilege of working with him, in the many projects he helped bring to fruition, and in the achievements made for the development of Monchique,” the municipal council of Monchique says in a statement.
The council highlights Tuta’s “valuable contribution to the progress of the region” and pays expresses its “respect and gratitude for a man who left an indelible mark on the territory and in people’s memories.”
“In this moment of sorrow and mourning, we extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and all those who had the pleasure of knowing and spending time with Carlos Alberto dos Santos Tuta,” it adds.
His death has also been lamented by the Algarve Municipalities Association (AMAL), which Tuta headed from 1994 to 2001.
The association describes him as a “competent man, friend, and advocate for the causes of the people of the Algarve” and says that his death “leaves the region poorer.”
The regional federation of the Socialist Party (PS), which Tuta was part of during his political career, has also paid tribute to Tuta, naming him as “one of its most prominent members”.
According to the regional federation, it was only after he headed AMAL that the association began to include “all 16 municipalities of the Algarve as members and participate in the management of part of the regional community funds, granting the municipalities a negotiating and planning capacity that was previously non-existent.”
PS also recalls his contribution to the development of the Regional Strategic Development Plan for the Algarve, the Municipal Investment Plan for the Algarve Region, and the “active, direct, and supportive participation of the municipalities in pursuing regional projects, such as the construction of the Algarve Radiotherapy Unit and the Odelouca Dam,” it adds.
