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Rapper Hungria Improving After Suspected Methanol Poisoning as Brazil Widens Probe

Doctors report steady improvement with confirmation testing for methanol still pending next week.

Overview

  • He remains in the DF Star ICU in Brasília, clinically stable after hemodialysis and with normal ophthalmologic exams, according to the hospital.
  • The medical team says he is evolving positively with laboratory indices normalizing, and family and doctors expect him to stay hospitalized until early next week.
  • Specific assays to confirm methanol exposure are underway and may take five to seven days, with a high risk of false negatives, the hospital director cautioned.
  • Police and health inspectors sealed venues and seized bottles connected to the suspected drinks, and authorities are coordinating inquiries across the Federal District and São Paulo.
  • The case is part of a national cluster under a Health Ministry crisis response that reports 59 notifications and 11 confirmations to date, with antidote supplies being mobilized.