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Lugo Councillor Pablo Permuy Dies as City Declares Three Days of Mourning

Respected for consensus-building, the PSOE official held heavyweight portfolios after joining the council in 2023.

Overview

  • Permuy, 68, died Thursday morning at the Hospital Universitario Lucus Augusti after a prolonged illness and had been on medical leave since March.
  • The Concello canceled the scheduled plenary, ordered flags at half-mast, and suspended official events from 10:00 Thursday until Sunday.
  • At the family’s request, there will be no institutional funeral, with a mass set for 20:00 Thursday at Velatorios Lucenses.
  • A former leader in handball refereeing at Galician and national levels, he will be honored with a minute of silence before matches through Monday, the RFEBM said.
  • The loss deepens a difficult year for Lugo following the sudden death of Mayor Paula Alvarellos in March.