Overview

• The justice ministry’s drug policy secretariat said nine intoxications occurred over 25 days in São Paulo state, all tied to adulterated alcoholic beverages reported through the SAR system.
• Campinas’ Ciatox flagged the cases as outside prior patterns, noting exposures in social drinking settings such as bars and involving gin, whisky, vodka and other drinks.
• G1 reported at least one death and several hospitalizations, including a man in Limeira in critical condition and seven cases spread across different areas of São Paulo city.
• Campinas health authorities said the city has no registered methanol intoxications this year, and the municipality recently inspected 130 establishments to curb illegal or falsified alcohol.
• In a separate case in Russia, roughly 25 people died after consuming methanol sold as vodka, with multiple arrests and the seizure of more than 1,000 liters of falsified beverage.