The wife of ‘King’ Pele, the former Brazilian footballer who died in December at the age of 82, will inherit 30% of his estate in accordance with his will, the widow’s lawyer said on Tuesday. The document also mentions a woman who might be his daughter.
The triple world champion specified in his donation that his third and last wife, Marcia Cibele Aoki, should keep 30% of his property, among which ‘compulsorily’ the house where they lived in Guaruja, a seaside resort in São Paulo, has said lawyer Luiz Kignel.
His inheritance includes this residence, other real estate and a stake in the Pelé brand, explained Me Kignel, who specified that the complete inventory has not yet been carried out and that consequently the total amount of the estate is not known.
Unrecognized girl
The lawyer added that the will mentions the possibility of Pelé having an unrecognized daughter, who would be entitled to part of the remaining 70% of the estate, which has been reserved for the legendary ex-player’s seven other children.
‘He indicated the possibility of the existence of another daughter, whose recognition will depend on a DNA test which might not be carried out [sur Pelé, ndlr] due to the pandemic and his state of health,” he explained.
She is a Brazilian, according to Me Kignel, who asks to be recognized as her daughter and of whom we do not know much, except that she has taken legal action in Brazil for a paternity search. In September 2022, a court in São Paulo ordered Pelé to submit to a DNA test, according to the G1 website. The latter must now be performed on one of his recognized children.
This woman would be the eighth child of the Brazilian football legend, who died of cancer in São Paulo on December 29. Married three times, he officially recognized seven children.
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