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Family Says Benedito Ruy Barbosa, 94, Is Hospitalized in São Paulo as They Deny São Paulo FC Impeachment Vote

His son says a circulating council list wrongly included the novelist as approving the president’s impeachment.

Overview

  • Ruy Mauricio Barbosa said his father is at HCor in São Paulo being treated for a urinary infection.
  • He stated that Benedito Ruy Barbosa did not attend the São Paulo FC council meeting and did not vote.
  • The author’s name appeared on a list described by the son as fake that purported to show support for impeaching club president Julio Casares.
  • Extra reported the son’s posts and said HCor had not responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.
  • The 94-year-old, celebrated for telenovelas such as Pantanal, Renascer and O Rei do Gado, holds a council seat at São Paulo FC.