Hospital Death in Minas Gerais Triggers Probe After Family Alleges Clamp Left in Patient

Overview

• Manoel Cardoso de Brito, 68, died on December 24 after two surgeries at the municipal hospital in João Pinheiro, Minas Gerais.
• The family alleges a surgical clamp was left in his body after the first operation, citing a tomographic image aired by a local radio station.
• The municipal health department says a foreign object was identified and removed during the second surgery, with prior sutures reported intact.
• Authorities report reinforced patient-safety protocols, an adverse-event notification, a meeting with the surgical team, and notices to ANVISA alongside an internal investigation.
• The family’s lawyer is requesting all medical and administrative records, and the Civil Police say the case is under review with no details released.