Overview

• Military police said they found the bottles inside a house and in a car in the Rádio Clube area following the tip, according to São Paulo’s public security department.
• Officers reported tampered seals, worn caps and reused packaging, and they said materials used to prepare alcoholic drinks were located inside the residence.
• A military police officer told TV Tribuna that one suspect acknowledged many of the beverages were fake, including beer and distilled spirits.
• Two men were taken to the Central de Polícia Judiciária to provide statements and remain under investigation, and no arrests were made.
• Earlier reports cited roughly 160 bottles and a location in Castelo, but the latest police count is 174 bottles that have been sent for forensic analysis.