Overview

• The Health Ministry counts 225 methanol intoxication reports as of 16:00 on Oct. 5, including 16 laboratory confirmations and 209 under investigation, with 15 deaths notified and two confirmed in São Paulo.
• São Paulo concentrates 192 reports with 14 confirmations and both verified fatalities, while notifications span 13 federative units; initial reports in Bahia and Espírito Santo were later discarded.
• Authorities ordered immediate reporting of suspected cases and secured 2,500 courses of fomepizole via PAHO plus 12,000 additional ampoules of pharmaceutical ethanol for referral centers.
• São Paulo’s task force reports about 41 arrests, 11 establishments temporarily closed for inspection, and more than 7,000 seized bottles undergoing forensic testing.
• Health officials urge consumers to avoid uncertified distilled drinks and seek urgent care for visual symptoms or severe malaise; tests from a SUS reference lab found no methanol in rapper Hungria, who has been discharged.