Overview

• Rio Grande do Sul confirmed methanol poisoning in a 42-year-old man who reported drinking caipirinhas with vodka in São Paulo on September 26, and he remains under follow-up in Porto Alegre.
• The state’s forensic institute ruled out an earlier suspected case in Porto Alegre after tests found no methanol in the beverage or the patient’s blood, and a separate local report is still under investigation.
• Goiás health authorities discarded two of five suspected cases, while three others in Itapaci, Formosa and Padre Bernardo continue under review.
• Minas Gerais discarded a suspected case in Belo Horizonte after blood tests showed neither methanol nor formic acid, and two other reports were dismissed for not meeting suspicion criteria.
• Rio Grande do Sul established an intersecretarial committee and moved to expand testing and treatment readiness through its toxicology center.