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Federal police investigate the possibility that the criminal operation transcends the borders of San Paolo
Summary
The Federal Police opened an investigation into the contamination of the methanol in San Paolo, suspected of involving criminal factions, while the Ministry of Health adopts emergency measures to face the atypical outbreak of the poisoning.
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The Minister of Justice Ricardo Lewandowski announced on Tuesday 30, that the Federal Police has opened an investigation to investigate the network of origin and distribution of adult alcohol with methanol, a toxic substance linked to poisoning in San Paolo. The measure derives from the severity of cases, which is added up to ten poisoning and three deaths confirmed and the possibility that the criminal operation transcends the borders of Saint Paul. The police investigate the possibility of participating in criminal factions in the regime.
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Lewandowski has justified PF performance for the possibility that the adulterated product distribution network “transcends the limits of a single state”. The minister said that, since it is “a serious event with the reflections in public health”, on Monday, the general manager of PF, André Rodrigues, determined the opening of an investigation. The goal is to determine the origin of the substance and dismantle the distribution network.
According to the minister, the case attracted attention to represent a change in the standard of contamination. “Usually the intake of methanol occurred in relation to the homeless. There was a change of standard since mid -September, when we discovered that these poisonings occurred in bars and restaurants,” he said. The cause indicated was the tampering of drinks such as whiskey, gin and vodka, consumed by the usual audience of these plants.
The general manager of the PF André Rodrigues detailed the main reasons for the involvement of the PF. “In addition to the question of the Eternal, there is a possible connection with the recent investigations in Paraná, which are linked to the cases in San Paolo through the fuel chain. Part of this entails the import of methanol through the port of Paranaguá,” he said.
As for the nature of the crime, the director said that the investigation will investigate a possible connection with organized crime. “The investigation will say if there is a connection with organized crime, with previous operations,” he said. He said, however, that the work will be integrated, carried out in collaboration with the Civil Police and the civil agencies of San Paolo as the national consumer secretariat (Senacon) and the national secretariat of public security.
The Ministry of Justice also determined to the National Consumer Secretary, Paulo Pereira, to open an administrative investigation to investigate the violations of the consumer protection code.
“The situation is abnormal,” says the Minister of Health
The Minister of Health Alexandre Padilha ranked as “atypical” the outbreak of methanol poisoning recorded in San Paolo and has announced a package of coping measures. He explained that Brazil records an average of 20 cases of methanol poisoning per year, but 17 cases were reported in August and September, concentrated in the State of San Paolo.
“If we take the case of August and September, there are more or less those that will happen in the year as a whole,” he said. “In fact, we find ourselves in an abnormal situation, it is different from everything we have in our historical series in relation to methanol poisoning in our country,” said the minister.
Given this scenario, the Ministry of Health will issue a specific technical note for the whole country, strengthening the definition of suspicion, symptoms and care protocol. At the same time, he determined the immediate notification of suspicious cases, without the need for confirmation of the diagnosis, for the surveillance centers of each state, and will strengthen the network of toxicological information and assistance centers (Ciatox), which offer a 24 -hour guide.
Padilha has also detailed the signs of methanol poisoning, which differ from common drunkenness and can appear from 12 to 24 hours after consumption. He warned a characteristic initial symptom, which is a distinct pain from a simple burning or burning of stomach. Another serious signal is “any perception of visual change”, such as seeing the flashes of light or in a loss of partial vision caused by the attack of toxins to the optical nerve. Padilha explained that methanol, if metabolized by the liver, becomes substances such as formic acid, which is “extremely harmful to the central nervous system”. “
Given any suspicion, the orientation of the Ministry of Health is to ask for immediate help. “He started having signs, symptoms, immediately looking for a health service,” he said, warning that it is not possible to make any attempt at home.
The minister stressed that the entire health network, from health places to hospitals, is able to initial management, which includes intensive hydration to protect kidneys. However, the essential conduct is an immediate contact with one of the 32 32 assistance and assistance centers of the country, which will guide the use of the specific antidote, a type of medicinal ethanol recorded in Brazil, whose administration, oral or intravenous, varies according to the seriousness of each case.
Metanol poisoning
A quick guide on signs and emergency actions
1. What is methanol?
Methanol (or methyl alcohol) is an organic, colorless and volatile solvent, highly toxic for human consumption. It is often confused with ethanol (alcohol drink), but its effects on the body are devastating.
Solvent
Ink remover and industrial products.
Fuelli
Adults and aluculle.
Fluids for cleaning
Wipers and antielginants.
Falsified drinks
Common cause of mass poisoning.
2. The path of destruction in the body
The toxicity does not come from the methanol itself, but from the poisonous by -products that the body creates when trying to metabolize it.
Ingestion of
Methanol
Liver metabolized
Tour
Formaldehyde
(Toxic)
Quickly converted into
Final poison
Modic acid
(Extremely toxic)
Severe metabolic acidosis
Modic acid makes blood dangerously acidic, collapsing the vital functions of the organs.
Damage to the optical nerve
Attaches the optical nerve directly, causing inflammation and cellular death, with consequent permanent blindness.
3. Signs of intoxication
Beware of the latency period!
They can require serious symptoms From 12 to 24 hours to appear. The person may feel good immediately after ingestion.
Initial phase (general symptoms)
- Nausea and vomiting
- Severe abdominal pain
- Dizziness and weakness
- Intense headache
Severe phase (medical emergency)
- Cloudy and blurred vision or total blindness
- And deep breath
- Mental confusion and hallucinations
- Convulsions and coma
4. What to do? Act quickly!
Action n. 1: Call the emergency
Immediately call
Samu (192) or firefighters (193)
Clearly mention: “Suspicious methanol poisoning”.
Action n. 2: what not to do
- 🚫 Do not induce vomiting.
- 🚫 Do not offer milk, water or liquid.
Action n. 3: hospital care
The treatment focuses on the prevention of the formation of poison and the removal from the blood. The main strategies are:
Antidote: Blocks the enzyme that creates the poison.
Dialysis: Filter the blood to remove toxins.
Support care: Correct acidosis and stabilize the patient.
Source: Terra
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