Methanol poisoning: the bar near Paulista is sealed on charges of selling adulterated drinks

Methanol poisoning: the bar near Paulista is sealed on charges of selling adulterated drinks


The woman says she participated in “mining” before she got sick and loses the vision; The establishment did not comment on the interdiction

Started this Tuesday 30, the Factories with Suspected marketing of fraudulent drinks. One of the objectives of the action was the “Ministry” bar of Alameda Lorraine, in the gardens, where one of the victims said he had drank alcohol before sick and loses vision. It remains hospitalized.

The address had already been mentioned in the police report recorded by the victim’s relatives, a document to which the Estadão had access. The report sought the plant, which did not comment.

The data of the state of the health of the state of State of San Paolo confirm five deaths and seven cases of methanol poisoning, suspects of adulterated drinks of drinks. Another 15 cases continue to investigate.




The interdiction will be applied to suspected establishments to market fraudulent drinks, according to state power.

“It is essential to make this precautionary closure of all the factories in which we had the presence to deepen the investigations. The establishment will be released to return to work only if we are sure it is safe,” said the governor Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicans) in a press conference.

The government of San Paolo excludes the involvement of a criminal faction. The hypothesis of the link with the first command of the capital (CCP) was raised by the Brazilian association to combat falsification. On Sunday 28, the entity underlined that the substance used to tamper with drinks could be the same illegally imported from the faction to be mixed with fuels.

The suspicion is that the practices are conducted by independent bands.

The interdiction is added to other state actions issued on Tuesday to combat methanol poisoning and investigations on the people involved.

These include the implementation of a crisis office, in addition to the opening of five investigations, the arrests of two suspicions and the seizure of 50,000 bottles in operations against methanol poisoning in the state.

Beware of symptoms

The first symptoms of methanol intoxication appear shortly after the ingestion of the substance, usually I illegally used to tamper alcoholic beverages such as gin, whiskey and vodka.

These initial manifestations are similar to the signs of drunkenness, such as talking pasty and reduction of reflections. But contamination can lead to more serious effects, such as changes in the central nervous system that may vary from sleepiness to blindness.

Source: Terra

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