Overview

• He phoned his sister around 8:20 a.m. reporting a strong gasoline taste in his mouth, severe weakness and the need for an ambulance.
• Hospital DF Star says he is conscious, oriented and stable with spontaneous breathing, ophthalmologic exams showed no abnormalities and hemodialysis was started.
• His team reported on Friday that he slept well, ate normally and showed improving lab results with metabolic indices normalizing, though he remains in intensive care without a discharge forecast.
• Family members said he had vodka purchased from a distributor at a gathering in Vicente Pires, that he consumed most of the bottle and that the container was submitted to authorities for analysis.
• The artist’s weekend shows were postponed on medical advice, authorities confirmed the suspicion of methanol intoxication and police closed an establishment and seized bottles on Thursday.