Overview

• State officials report about 22 occurrences linked to adulterated drinks, with five suspected fatalities and one death confirmed as methanol poisoning.
• Civil police and health surveillance raided three venues in Jardins and Mooca, seizing 117 unlabeled bottles now under analysis at the Criminalistics Institute.
• The state says broader operations have seized roughly 50,000 bottles and 15 million fraudulent tax seals, with five inquiries open and two suspects arrested.
• Justice Minister Ricardo Lewandowski ordered a Federal Police inquiry to trace supply chains and possible interstate distribution, with any organized‑crime link still unproven.
• Forensic confirmations by the IML and IC are pending, and health authorities urge consumers to verify provenance, avoid suspiciously cheap or unlabeled spirits, and seek urgent care for vision changes, severe headache, nausea or vomiting.