Telejornal Madeira — 22 October 2026:

• **University residence delayed** — The new Universidade da Madeira residence is running late, now due in November, worrying students facing high rents in Funchal.
• **2027 regional budget consultations** — The Government is hearing unions and parties on the 2027 budget proposal; demands include public-sector career and pay improvements.
• **New GNR commander** — Colonel José Erlin do Varela Pereira, a Madeiran officer, takes over the GNR's territorial command — the first local appointment since the merger with the former Guarda Fiscal.
• **Union embezzlement conviction** — Dionísio Câmara, ex-president of the Independent PSP Agents' Union, got a suspended 4-year sentence and €177,000 fine for misappropriating union funds over six years.
• **Praia Formosa parking cut** — Funchal council approved reducing paid spaces from 600 to 420 in the redevelopment project, drawing opposition criticism of possible private interests.
• **€15m luxury apartments in Câmara de Lobos** — A Madeiran entrepreneur completed 31 high-end apartments; nearly all sold to Madeiran and foreign buyers.
• **Fuel consumption up** — +0.5% in the first nine months of 2026, led by diesel and petrol.
• **Used cars outsell new ones** — Over 8,000 used cars sold in H1 2026 as buyers shy away from high new-car prices post-COVID.
• **Lobo Marinho ferry returns Friday** — The Porto Santo ferry resumes service after repairs in the Canary Islands, with two daily round trips from Friday.
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