Overview

• He underwent a thread-lift in March and later shared videos showing facial bruising and swelling while saying he developed an infection.
• A friend said he became acutely short of breath on Oct. 3 and died shortly after arriving at a public hospital emergency room.
• Legal papers reported by Portal Leo Dias show he asked São Paulo’s 15th Police District to investigate six alleged crimes, including fraudulent misrepresentation and serious bodily injury.
• Practitioner Fernando Garbi and his lawyer denied any connection to the death and rejected that the reported infection was related to the procedure.
• Authorities have not confirmed a medical cause of death, and his wake and cremation took place in São Paulo on Oct. 4.