Two Men Die After Shared Drink in Fortaleza as Police Probe Gifted Bottle

Overview

• The illness occurred on November 3 in Fortaleza’s Planalto Pici neighborhood after four men consumed alcohol in a public area and were taken to hospitals.
• A 54-year-old man arrived at a hospital already dead and another man died during treatment, and neither victim has been formally identified in reports.
• Two survivors remain hospitalized, with one intubated, according to a family member.
• Witnesses and a relative say one of the men brought a gifted bottle, described as wine, to a nearby bar and shared it, and the liquid has not yet been identified.
• The homicide department is leading the investigation as Pefoce’s Calf and Comel run forensic tests, with state and city health surveillance tracking the case.