Message of condolences - Communication

Presidência do Governo Regional

The President of the Government of the Azores, José Manuel Bolieiro, on behalf of the Azorean Government, expresses his deepest condolences on the passing of Álvaro Laborinho Lúcio, lawyer, magistrate, professor, and former Minister of Justice.

A unique example of balance between knowledge and humanity, Álvaro Laborinho Lúcio dedicated his life to justice, education, and the promotion of citizenship, causes he always understood to be essential pillars of a free and democratic society. His vision of law, focused on people and human dignity, marked generations and continues to inspire those who believe that knowledge and ethics can transform the country.

Between 2003 and 2006, he served as Minister of the Republic for the Autonomous Region of the Azores, a role he carried out with a strong sense of institutional duty and profound respect for the principles of self-government. In the Azores, he set an example as a man of dialogue, attentive to the people and realities of each island, a friend of autonomy and Azorean citizenship, which he always valued as a living expression of democracy.

With his warm manner, cultured mind and calm intelligence, Álvaro Laborinho Lúcio was a friend of the Azores and an Azorean at heart. Remembering him is to celebrate a humanist who believed in the power of words, the force of justice and the value of civic participation as instruments of collective progress.

The Government of the Azores shares in the grief of the family, friends and all those in Portugal and the Azores who mourn the loss of a distinguished figure, whose memory will remain as an example of integrity, wisdom and commitment to the common good.