São Paulo continues to have the highest number of notifications, with 38 confirmed cases and 44 under investigation
The registers 46 cases of poisoning following the ingestion of alcoholic beverages, according to a report released on Friday night (17). The number represents five new records in relation to the last bulletin, presented on Wednesday (15). According to the department, 87 cases remain under investigation, while another 528 incidents have been discarded.
continues to have the highest number of notifications, with 38 confirmed cases and 44 under investigation. In addition to the State of São Paulo, there are records of confirmed cases of poisoning in Pernambuco (3 cases), Paraná (3) and Rio Grande do Sul (1).
Another 87 cases are still under investigation – 44 in São Paulo, 23 in Pernambuco, six in Rio de Janeiro, three in Mato Grosso do Sul, two in Goiás, two in Paraná and isolated cases in Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Tocantins and Espírito Santo.
The number of deaths confirmed due to ingestion of the substance remains at eight – six deaths in São Paulo and two in Pernambuco. Another eight cases of death remain under investigation: two in São Paulo, three in Pernambuco, one in Mato Grosso do Sul, one in Minas Gerais and one in Paraná.
This Friday, the São Paulo Civil Police arrived at two gas stations identified as suppliers of methanol for a clandestine factory in São Bernardo do Campo, in ABC Paulista.
According to investigations, two men died after drinking adulterated drinks produced by the factory, which used to purchase ethanol at gas stations in the region. The suspicion is that this ethanol was contaminated by methanol, which would have made the drink toxic to consumers.
According to Artur Dian, general delegate of the São Paulo Police, it is possible that all drinks adulterated with methanol in the State came from this clandestine factory. The factory was closed, and the person responsible, Vanessa Maria da Silva, was arrested red-handed last week. The suspect’s defense was not located.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
Published by Nátaly Tenório
