Overview

• Health surveillance tallied 43 notified cases nationwide, with 39 in São Paulo—10 laboratory-confirmed—and 4 under investigation in Pernambuco, including suspected cases involving minors.
• Authorities report at least six deaths linked or suspected in São Paulo and are investigating additional fatalities in Pernambuco, as hospitals stock antidotes and prepare for rapid treatment.
• Enforcement actions intensified with six establishments interdicted, 942 bottles seized in integrated operations, and 128,000 vodka bottles sealed in Barueri pending documentation.
• The Federal Police opened an inquiry into adulterated alcohol distribution and has not ruled out organized crime, a link the São Paulo governor disputes, while the source of contamination remains undetermined.
• Congressional leaders set a vote to fast-track a bill that increases penalties for beverage falsification, complementing consumer-protection inspections underway by Senacon and state Procons.