The Youth wing of Juntos Pelo Povo (JJPP) has publicly contested statements made by André Ventura regarding the performance of Madeiran deputy Filipe Sousa in the Assembly of the Republic. The youth organization believes Ventura's assessment does not reflect the deputy's actual work.
The JJPP accuses Ventura of making "analyses and evaluations" of the deputy as if regional voters lacked the capacity to judge his performance. The group laments what it calls a "colonialist stance," rejecting the notion that outside parties intend to "command Madeira from Lisbon." Diogo Monteiro, vice-president of the JJPP Political Commission, reinforced this position, advocating for regional autonomy.
The Madeiran party asserts that claiming Filipe Sousa "did nothing" nationally contradicts "the reality of the facts" and parliamentary activity reports. As an example, the JJPP points to the submission of a request for a parliamentary inquiry into Luís Neves's actions, which was admitted by the President of the Assembly of the Republic, unlike a similar initiative by Chega. The JJPP views this episode as a demonstration of Filipe Sousa's parliamentary effectiveness, who does not require "prior authorization from any centralist national directory" to defend Madeira.
