After seven years, Lucas Demathe da Silva, a young man from Santa Catarina, was recognized as the son of businessman Eggon João da Silva. Now, he is entitled to an inheritance of R$ 1 billion.
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Eggon João da Silva was one of the founders of WEG, a company created in September 1961 along with Werner Ricardo Voigt and Geraldo Werninghaus, which today is one of the largest manufacturers of electric motors in the world. Eggon started working at the age of 13 and was greatly inspired by his father. It is noteworthy that Silva was also part of large companies such as Oxford, Tigre, Perdigão and Marisol.
The businessman had his fortune included in the list of billionaires of Forbes magazine, being valued at US$ 1.3 billion (about R$ 7 billion).
Lucas filed lawsuits to have his rights recognized after the death of his father, billionaire Eggon João da Silva, in 2015. Death had natural causes according to WEG.
The agreement took place confidentially with total secrecy clauses, which means that the parties involved do not talk about the matter. According to a note released by G1, WEG will not comment on the process, as the company is not part of the dispute between the heirs and will continue without any modification due to the judicial agreement.
After these seven years, the young man achieved recognition and was promoted to heir to part of the fortune of the billionaire founder of WEG. The inheritance was valued at R$ 7 billion. Lucas is entitled to 5 installments, of which he has already received two. The last installment that the young person is entitled to will be paid in 2023.
Eggon João da Silva had five other children with his wife, and Lucas is not the only heir to this great fortune.
Remembering that the term inheritance is much discussed after the death of a family member. It is extremely important, in cases like this, that all heirs agree on how the division of assets will be carried out, but unfortunately there are many cases in which this does not happen and it is necessary to go to court to distribute the assets.
In addition to the wife and children, the parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of the deceased are also entitled to part of the inheritance. If the deceased does not have any of these relatives, the assets will be destined to the collateral heirs, that is, brothers, nephews and uncles, and in the absence of these family members, the inheritance becomes a state right, called inheritance recumbent.
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