A girl named Maria do Socorro Azevedo is reportedly claiming to be the eighth youngster of the legendary footballer Pele, in response to native media. She is requesting the exhumation of Pele’s physique for a DNA take a look at.
Azevedo asserts that, if confirmed, she is entitled to a share of 60% of Pele’s belongings designated for his kids, as reported by Sky Information. Following the dying of legendary footballer Pele – whose title is Edson Arantes do Nascimento – in December 2022, reviews advised that he might have acknowledged the potential of having an eighth youngster, a daughter he by no means met, in his will.
Though a DNA take a look at carried out by his kids yielded a unfavorable end result, a second take a look at is reportedly underway. Azevedo asserts she is Pele’s eighth youngster and seeks a share of his belongings.
Pele had allegedly agreed to bear a paternity take a look at, however he handed away earlier than it might be carried out. In response, Azevedo’s lawyer has requested the exhumation of Pele’s physique to facilitate the take a look at. Nonetheless, the lawyer representing Pele’s widow has deemed the request as “unreasonable” and “unlikely” to be authorized.
In her first public assertion, Azevedo revealed to Report TV that her mom by no means knowledgeable Pele about her being pregnant. Azevedo had initially sought paternity exams in 2019, however as a result of Pele’s well being and the COVID-19 pandemic, the take a look at was not carried out at the moment.
Edinho, who’s overseeing Pele’s inheritance and is one in every of Pele’s seven kids, acknowledged that exams have already been carried out, confirming that Azevedo isn’t their sister.
