Who is Wilma Petrillo, controversial widow of Gal Costa?

In November 2022, Brazil lost one of its biggest popular music stars, Gal Costa, 77 years old. At the time, the singer was recovering from surgery, the details of which were not revealed.

Since then, Wilma Petrillo, the singer’s former manager, and Gabriel da Costa Penna Burgos, Gal’s son, have been fighting a long battle in court for the artist’s inheritance. This topic was the subject of a recent report by Fantástico, on Globo. This is because Wilma seeks recognition of a stable union with the MPB singer, which would give her the right to 50% of her assets, valued at between 20 and 30 million reais.

Gal Costa and Wilma Petrillo had been together since 1998. She worked as the singer’s businesswoman and partner in two family businesses. “You can’t say they’re not a couple. The complicity we had was great. The love was even greater. I know Gal loved me very much”Wilma said.

Controversy involving Wilma Petrillo and Gal Costa’s son

The controversy came through Gabriel’s defense statement, which stated that Gal Costa had left a will that did not include Wilma. According to representatives of the singer’s son, Gal’s former manager knew that she was not part of the inheritance. In an interview with Fantástico, this Sunday (31), Gal Costa’s son, who recently turned 18, went so far as to call Wilma a “viper” and a “liar”.

Furthermore, his son is now asking for the MPB singer’s body to be exhumed, which he didn’t like. “I don’t know what he suspects, if he thinks I killed his mother? That I killed Gal?” asked the former businesswoman, for Fantástico. Wilma also clarified that Gal Costa would have asked her not to undergo an autopsy.

“We had seen a program on television about autopsies and Gal said: ‘God forbid if one day I have to leave and they have to do this to me'”the former businesswoman recalled.

The list of controversies involving Wilma Petrillo goes on. This is because, since Gal Costa’s death, the former businesswoman has been collecting reports of scams and threats. In fact, in one of the 13 accounts collected by the magazine Piauí, a relative of the singer accused Wilma of being responsible for Gal’s failure.

Source: Terra