Gal Costa’s widow claims that the singer’s son was manipulated and calls for urgent psychosocial assessments

Gal Costa’s widow claims that the singer’s son was manipulated and calls for urgent psychosocial assessments


Wilma Petrillo claims that Gabriel Costa is being used by his girlfriend, a woman 33 years older than him


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Discreet with intimacy throughout his life, Gal Costa his name has been mentioned in lawsuits and exchanges of accusations between his widow, Wilma Teodoro Petrilloand the son, Gabriele Costa. The latest news concerns Wilma’s request to urgently carry out a psychosocial examination on the artist’s heir. She claims that the 18-year-old was being manipulated by his girlfriend, a woman 33 years older than him.

In the request sent to the Court of São Paulo, Wilma states that Gabriel stopped seeing the psychiatrist and psychologist when he began a relationship with a 51-year-old woman. According to her, Gal’s son had been hanging out with professionals since he was very young.

The singer’s widow’s requests don’t stop there. She also asked that the professionals who treated Gabriel be heard as witnesses in the trial. This is because, according to Wilma’s defense, the young man could find himself in an extremely vulnerable situation.



Wilma Petrillo, in white, following the singer Gal Costa

Such psychosocial expertise is common in food custody actions when they involve minors, which is not the case with Gabriel. Generally the evaluation action of the subjects involved in the process involves the presence of an expert psychologist and an assistant. These experts will prepare a final report to be delivered to the judge. However, it will be up to the judge to make the final decision.

Gabriel asks for the document to be null and void

Wilma Petrillo’s action is a response to a lawsuit filed by Gabriel. Gal Costa’s only son has asked for the nullity of a document in which he himself recognizes her as the widow of her mother. In the lawsuit, the young man says he was forced to sign the documents.

The lawsuit alleges that Wilma induced Gabriel to take controlled medications that worsened his psychological distress and reduced his cognitive abilities at the time of his mother’s death in November 2022. In the lawsuit, he also claims he was afraid to refuse the widow’s request still lives in her own house.



Gal Costa died in November 2022

The widow also tried to convince Gabriel to recognize “a deed of confession of debts and that he was entitled to 75% of the estate” [de Gal] and who, out of mere liberality, decided to divide the estate into 50% for her and 50% for the heir”. To this end, Gal’s widow threatened the singer’s son, saying that both would “suffer from hunger ” if the young person has not signed the declaration.

Source: Terra

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