Fatal counterfeit liquor resurfaces; methanol poisoning death toll rises to 12 in São Paulo, Brazil

According to a report by Brazil's "G1" website, on January 19, Turvolo experienced pain and nausea after drinking alcohol and was taken to a nearby emergency medical station for treatment. He was transferred to a clinical hospital the next day, but unfortunately passed away on January 29. An epidemiological investigation by the municipal government showed that his death was related to drinking vodka mixed with methanol. In a statement, the Municipal Health Department said that it had coordinated with the police to carry out law enforcement actions against the alcohol sales outlets involved, and seized suspected counterfeit bottled alcoholic products for testing at the Criminal Identification Institute. Currently, in addition to the 12 confirmed cases, the state of São Paulo is investigating 4 suspected cases of alcohol poisoning deaths, and 570 suspected cases have been ruled out. Methanol is a type of alcohol primarily used as an industrial solvent and in chemical products, and ...