Overview
- Authorities have logged about 195 suspected intoxications and 14 confirmed cases, with two deaths confirmed by laboratory tests and additional fatalities under review, most concentrated in São Paulo.
- Health Minister Alexandre Padilha announced the purchase of 2,500 courses of fomepizol from a Japanese supplier with Pan American Health Organization support, with deliveries expected next week.
- São Paulo Civil Police report methanol contamination in falsified alcoholic beverages and are tracing how the tainted products entered circulation.
- Federal police are examining possible links to organized crime, and recent operations have led to 41 detentions, including 11 on Saturday.
- Consumers are avoiding cocktails and other spirits, some venues have suspended liquor sales, and hospitals have treated severe cases including coma and vision loss.