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Politics · Funchal · 22 July 2026

Nivalda Gonçalves Avoids Providing Detailed Statistics

The president of Social Security, Nivalda Gonçalves, was questioned by deputies on concrete data but chose to focus on people.

Nivalda Gonçalves Avoids Providing Detailed Statistics

During a parliamentary questioning session, Nivalda Gonçalves, president of Madeira's Social Security, was asked by deputies for various statistics.

Gonçalves stated she did not have the numbers present and that the focus should be on people, not statistics. For instance, she was questioned about the average response time of Social Security after a clinical discharge by SESARAM, to which she replied that the time varies depending on the case and that some users have more than one response.

When asked about alleged failures in providing beds for individuals with problematic discharges, Nivalda Gonçalves denied that Social Security is failing.

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