It is with great sadness that we are reporting the passing of our colleague, comrade, and member of the IWL leadership, Américo Astuto. He suffered a heart attack at the São Paulo bus station on March 19, where he was catching a bus to Campinas. He was rescued by an emergency team, resuscitated and taken to the Clínicas hospital. But he suffered another heart attack and died. The wake and funeral were held on March 21.
Américo was 64 years old. He was a cadre who had been entirely dedicated to the revolutionary struggle for socialism from a very young age. As a leader of the Brazilian PSTU and the International Workers League for decades, Américo fought tirelessly for socialism. He was a member of the party in Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, as well as in several other parties. In general, his focus was on daily work with the proletariat.
Although he suffered from severe hypertension and had already suffered a heart attack, he continued to fight with all his might.
He was one of those indispensable people, in the words of Brecht.
Comrade Américo, until socialism, always!
03/20/2025
International Secretariat of the International Workers’ League
