PT Veteran Paulo Frateschi, 75, Fatally Stabbed at Home by Son

Overview

• Military Police responded Thursday morning to a home on Rua Ponta Porã in São Paulo’s Lapa neighborhood and found Paulo Frateschi with stab wounds.
• The suspect, identified in reports as Francisco Frateschi, 34, was detained at the scene and taken to the 91st Police District (Ceasa).
• Police records describe a suspected psychotic episode during which the son attacked his parents with a knife, a characterization that remains under investigation.
• Frateschi was transported to Hospital das Clínicas and died; his wife, Yolanda (Iolanda) Maux Viana, suffered a fractured arm while intervening and received medical care.
• The Workers’ Party confirmed his death and issued a note of mourning, noting his longtime leadership and ties to President Lula, as forensic work proceeds at the residence.