Minister claimed that there was a medical error in the care; case was concluded this Friday (10.Oct.2025) after 13 years
Minister Flávio Dino, from the STF (Supreme Federal Court), won this Friday (October 10, 2025) a case against the from Brasília, due to a medical error that would have caused the death of his son. The compensation is worth R$1.2 million and will be donated in full.
In your on Instagram, Dino stated that “what matters is the recognition of the hospital’s guilt” and what wait “the end of the terrible procedures at Santa Lúcia hospital, which led to the tragic and avoidable death of a 13-year-old child”.
Here is the minister’s post:
In 2012, Marcelo Dino was admitted to hospital with an asthma attack. According to a statement from the institution, the teenager presented discomfort and difficulty breathing. The medical team reportedly tried to revive the boy at around 7am, but he did not survive.
In the action, the minister alleged that the doctor left the pediatric ICU post and that there was a delay in caring for his son. THE (Civil Police of the Federal District) even investigated the case and a doctor and a nurse were indicted for “manslaughter”, when there is no intention to kill.
Both were acquitted for “lack of evidence”.
O Poder360 sought advice from Hospital Santa Lúcia for a statement on the decision in the case, but there was no response until the publication of this report. The text will be updated if a statement is sent to this digital newspaper.
