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Brazilian Journalist Maurício Kubrusly, 80, Admitted to ICU in Bahia After Fall

The hospital has not released further details on his condition.

Overview

  • Hospital Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Itabuna confirmed Monday that Kubrusly is in its intensive care unit after a fall.
  • He was transferred to the ICU on Sunday, December 14, and underwent a procedure to drain a hematoma.
  • Officials have not disclosed his current clinical status or prognosis.
  • Diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2018, he lives in southern Bahia with his wife, architect Beatriz Goulart.
  • A veteran of TV Globo’s Fantástico, he is known for the segment “Me Leva, Brasil,” and a 2024 Globoplay documentary about his career received APCA recognition in 2025.