Leonel Nunes: key obituary facts
Is Leonel Nunes dead? Yes. Leonel Nunes died on October 17, 2026, at age 76.
Cause of death: Leonel Nunes's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Leonel Nunes known for?
He was a Portuguese trade unionist and politician (1949–2026).
More about Leonel Nunes
Leonel Martinho Gomes Nunes, a Brazilian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, died in Funchal on October 17, 2026, aged 76.
A member of the Portuguese Communist Party, he served in the assembly from 1996 to 2011, a 15-year span in Madeira’s regional legislature. Born on November 11, 1949, Nunes was also a trade unionist.
His political and labor roles were the two occupations recorded in accounts of his public life. His assembly service began in 1996 and concluded in 2011, during which time he represented the Portuguese Communist Party in Madeira’s legislature. The legislature’s name and the dates of his service identify the central public office associated with his career. Nunes’s full name was Leonel Martinho Gomes Nunes. He died in Funchal, where the reported end of his life was recorded, at the age of 76.