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Veteran Journalist Maurício Kubrusly Hospitalized in ICU in Bahia After Fall

The hospital says he underwent hematoma drainage after Sunday’s fall, with no medical bulletin released at the family’s request.

Overview

  • Hospital Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Itabuna confirmed his ICU admission on Monday after a transfer on Sunday, December 14.
  • He underwent a procedure to drain a hematoma, according to the hospital’s press office.
  • No further clinical details have been disclosed, and Santa Casa reported the family did not authorize a medical update.
  • Kubrusly, 80, has lived in southern Bahia with his wife and caregiver, architect Beatriz Goulart, since his 2018 frontotemporal dementia diagnosis.
  • A longtime TV Globo reporter known for Fantástico’s “Me Leva, Brasil,” he was featured in a 2024 Globoplay documentary honored by APCA in 2025.