Overview
- Seven residents of Ribeira do Pombal remain hospitalized after drinking a cocktail at a local engagement celebration, with three patients in intensive care.
- At least one patient has been transferred to the Instituto Couto Maia in Salvador and another is en route, and specific antidote doses were dispatched to the receiving hospital for use if indicated.
- The most critical cases underwent hemodialysis, and all patients are under observation with state clinical protocols activated.
- Civil Police opened an inquiry, seized bottles from the supplier, and sent beverages and biological samples to forensic laboratories in Salvador for analysis.
- The suspected cluster follows a national wave of methanol incidents earlier in 2025, with federal authorities reporting antidote stocks in place and regular surveillance now resumed.