TV GLOBO / Zé Paulo Cardeal
This Sunday (28), g1 announced that Graziela Gonçalves, the widow of Alexandre Magno Abrão, “Chorão”, has filed another lawsuit against the singer's son. According to the defense, Gonçalves is demanding that Alexandre Lima Abrão the result of an old relationship with the artist give an account of the deals he made with the band Charlie Brown Jr.
Chorão was married to Graziela for 20 years. As part of the musician's inventory agreement, the court determined that she would receive 45% of the rights to images and products from her husband's band, who died in 2013. Alexandre, in turn, holds 55% of the rights.
This is not the first legal battle between Chorão's widow and heir. Last week, the two began a court battle over the “Charlie Brown Jr.” trademark. Graziela claims Alexandre disregarded her rights as heir when he singlehandedly registered the band's trademark with the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). In court he said she had acted with “bad faith”.
This Sunday, the widow's defense confirmed that the second legal dispute is running parallel to the trademark registration process. The lawsuit, registered in 2022, claims that the boy signed around 20 contracts with companies “without satisfying the singer's widow.”
However, the widow's defense team only came forward today to speak publicly about the matter. “As far as we know, Mr. Alexandre signed dozens of contracts with several companies without Ms. Graziela receiving any amount,” explained Maurício Guimarães Cury, one of Graziela’s lawyers who works at the law firm Cury e Moure Simão Advogados.
Chorão and Graziela were together for 20 years. ((Photo: Reproduction / Book, if not me, who will make you happy?)
In October 2022, Judge Felipe Poyares Miranda of the 16th Civil Court of the Central Forum of São Paulo ordered that Alexandre refer the matter to Graziela. Since then, the singer's son has not appealed the decision. The São Paulo court then selected an expert to prepare the accounting report. According to g1, the intention is to value all the amounts that Alexandre receives in contracts with companies without the participation of Graziela.
Cury confirmed the process is in the accounting review phase. The defense is awaiting delivery of the report. “The demand for accountability was encouraged because, regrettably, Mr. Alexandre does not give Ms. Graziela an account of the business of the image and products of Chorão and the band Charlie Brown Jr.,” concluded the lawyer.
So far, Alexandre and his lawyers have not commented on any of the cases opened last week.