Overview

• The Health Ministry counts 59 notifications nationwide with 11 laboratory‑confirmed cases and one lab‑confirmed death in São Paulo, with additional deaths under investigation in SP and Pernambuco.
• Authorities say cases have been reported in São Paulo, Pernambuco and the Federal District; the DF case linked to a high‑profile hospitalization is treated clinically as methanol intoxication but lacks lab confirmation.
• A federal situation room is in place, hospitals will immediately buy 4,300 ampoules of therapeutic ethanol, the government is preparing up to 5,000 treatment courses, and Anvisa will seek international suppliers of fomepizol.
• Sanitary and police operations in São Paulo have interdicted six establishments and seized 942 bottles, with 128,000 vodka bottles in Barueri held pending documentation and five inquiries opened to trace distributors.
• State officials in São Paulo report victims linked to bars in upscale districts and at least two minors among suspected cases, and mandatory notifications to the Health Ministry have been reinforced to speed detection and care.