Overview

• The consumer protection agency Senacon told Shopee, Mercado Livre, Amazon Brasil, Magazine Luiza, Americanas, Casas Bahia, Zé Delivery and Carrefour to suspend listings of distilled spirits and of caps, seals and non-collectible bottles, with a 24-hour window to report compliance.
• The Health Ministry’s latest tally lists 259 notifications, with 24 confirmed cases and 235 under investigation; confirmations include 20 in São Paulo, 3 in Paraná and 1 in Rio Grande do Sul.
• São Paulo authorities now count five confirmed deaths and obtained a court order to destroy 100,000 seized bottles tied to suspected falsification and unsafe reuse.
• São Paulo’s forensic police detected methanol in at least two groups of seized beverages at concentrations inconsistent with natural distillation, while raids uncovered clandestine operations and large caches of suspect bottles.
• Health authorities distributed pharmaceutical ethanol to treatment centers and secured supplies of fomepizole for national deployment, alongside clinical protocols and guidance to avoid distilled drinks of uncertain origin.