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Feira de Santana Pulls Official Bulletin After Publishing Names of 600+ HIV Patients

City officials attribute the disclosure to a system failure and say a corrected version will be issued.

Overview

  • An edition of the Diário Oficial on Saturday listed more than 600 residents who live with HIV and was taken offline hours after publication.
  • The document also exposed names of patients with fibromyalgia and sickle cell anemia while announcing suspension of the Passe Livre benefit.
  • The publication stated it complied with a court decision that revoked a previously granted emergency injunction tied to the program.
  • Portarias ordered beneficiaries to return transport cards within five business days and file written defenses in person at SEMOB under penalty of suspension or cancellation.
  • SEMOB acknowledged the release as a system error, pledged a corrected bulletin, and coverage highlighted potential violations of constitutional privacy protections, the LGPD and medical-ethics rules.