Benedito Ruy Barbosa, 94, Hospitalized in São Paulo With Urinary Infection

Overview

• The creator of Pantanal, Renascer and O Rei do Gado is being treated at HCor in São Paulo, according to a post by his son.
• Ruy Mauricio Barbosa reported a urinary tract infection on X and asked that attention remain on his father's treatment.
• He said the novelist did not attend the São Paulo FC council meeting and did not cast a vote.
• The circulated list citing 45 votes against the impeachment of club president Julio Casares was described by the family as false.
• Reporters said HCor had not provided an update, and coverage identifies Benedito as a club councilor with a recent history of hospitalizations in 2025.