Overview

• National surveillance now lists 43 notifications of methanol intoxication, with 39 in São Paulo, including 10 confirmed cases and 29 under investigation.
• Officials report one confirmed death in São Paulo, with at least five other fatalities under investigation in the state and additional deaths under inquiry in Pernambuco.
• São Paulo formed a crisis cabinet and opened five investigations as inspectors interdicted six establishments, seized 942 bottles, and held 128,000 vodka bottles pending documentation.
• Federal Police and the Agriculture Ministry targeted a suspected depot in Embu das Artes and a clandestine site in Pilar do Sul, collecting samples for Mapa and specialized lab analysis.
• The Chamber of Deputies approved urgency to fast-track a bill that stiffens penalties and classifies beverage falsification as a heinous crime, as health services stock antidotes and speed methanol testing.