Overview
- Fluminense confirmed the death, decreed official mourning, and hosted a Sunday wake at the Salão Nobre before a private cremation.
- Barros was registered as a pre-candidate for the 2026–2028 presidency alongside Rafael Rolim, with his death coinciding with the final homologation window for the ballot.
- Opposition figure Mattheus Montenegro announced a pause in campaign activities out of respect for Barros.
- As Unimed Rio president from 1999 to 2014, he bankrolled key signings such as Romário, Fred, Conca and Deco, helping the club win the 2007 Copa do Brasil and the 2010 and 2012 Brasileirões after its recovery from Série C.
- He was a pediatrician who also held leadership roles at the Rio doctors' union, the regional medical council (Cremerj) and the Brazilian Medical Association.