Overview

• São Paulo now reports 11 laboratory‑confirmed methanol poisonings, roughly 41 additional cases under investigation, one death confirmed and several fatalities under review.
• Inspectors have seized 1,002 bottles this week and interdicted seven establishments, while a lot of 128,000 sealed bottles in Barueri remains blocked pending documentation.
• Federal Police and the Agriculture Ministry inspected a suspected depot in Embu das Artes and an alleged clandestine plant in Pilar do Sul, sending collected samples for testing.
• Police arrested two women in Dobrada with 162 falsified whisky bottles as investigators trace distribution networks and clandestine bottling operations linked to adulterated spirits.
• Health services issued nationwide guidance, expanded rapid testing and stocked ethanol antidote and dialysis capacity, as bars report weaker trade and some suspend sales of distilled drinks.