Son of Marília Mendonça will have shared custody between father and grandmother

Léo, son of Marília Mendonça, will have custody shared between his father, Murilo Huff, and his grandmother, Ruth Moreira, the singer’s mother. The boy turns 2 in December and lost his mother last week in a plane crash.

In a statement, the singer’s press office says that the decision was very calm and that there was no other option to consider. The text also says that Ruth asks that “intrigues and quarrels not be created where none exists”.

“We are sure that would be my daughter’s will,” Ruth said. “God in His infinite wisdom gave Leo a righteous father, for whom I have deep respect.”

Murilo Huff agreed. “My son will have everyone’s love, and it never even crossed our minds that he was different,” he said. “Marília can be at peace, because we’ll be here to protect our boy.”

TRAGEDY

Known as the queen of suffering and one of the greatest voices in contemporary Brazilian music, Marília Mendonça was one of five victims of a plane accident that fell into a mountain range in Piedade de Caratinga, 309 kilometers from Belo Horizonte. The artist had a concert scheduled for the date in Caratinga, about ten kilometers from the accident site.

The fall occurred around 15:00. At first, it was not known if the singer was on board the aircraft. It was the twin-engine resemblance seen in a video she’d shared on Instagram two hours earlier that sparked the doubt. In a comical tone, the publication showed Mendonça embarking and eating.

In addition to Marília, Henrique Ribeiro, her producer, and Abicieli Silveira Dias Filho, her uncle and advisor, also died in the plane crash, as well as pilot Geraldo Martins de Medeiros and co-pilot Tarcísio Pessoa Viana.