The announcement was made on the Instagram account dedicated to raising funds for the musician’s daughter; the new date has yet to be set
A charity concert to raise funds that would help the musician’s treatment Porridgedrummer of Indignation at the Penalty, shot in the head in September last year, has been cancelled. The announcement was made through a post on the Instagram account dedicated to the artist.
“On behalf of bassist Mingau, his daughter Isabella Aglio informs that the second edition of the charity show in favor of the artist (Juntos Pelo Mingau) which would have taken place on May 23rd at the Tokyo Marine Hall has been canceled at respect for the tragedy of Rio Grande do Sul, giving space to campaigns and events in favor of the cause. The new date and location will be announced later,” the release reads.
“For now let’s leave room for our friends in the South who need all the help they can get,” the text of the publication follows. “For refunds on tickets already issued, contact the Eventim company”, he continues.
What happened to Porridge?
The musician was shot in the head in September 2023, in Paraty, on the Costa Verde of Rio de Janeiro. This would be the second exhibition to support the artist. The first took place in December and featured performances by Leo Jaime and Tico Santa Cruz.
Mingau was hospitalized in a hospital in the capital Rio de Janeiro until early January, when he was discharged. About a month later, he was hospitalized again for treatment of a gastrointestinal imbalance, according to his daughter, who often updates her father’s health status on social media.
According to Isabella, the proceeds are used to cover part of the treatment of her father, who is undergoing rehabilitation. “When everything happened, my father was treated by the SUS, where there was no neurosurgeon, so it was necessary to transfer him to a hospital authorized by the convention. You can imagine the anguish that we experienced with my father between life and death?” , says the young woman in a post also on social media. “Who would think to check if the doctors brought by a friend of his were not accredited by the health insurance company? So it was… The family discovered only two months later that they would have to pay medical expenses, a bill that reached R$300,000 “, has continued.
Last year, an online collection was opened that raised more than R$340,000. An accounting was done and, according to the data, the medical expenses for the two operations cost R$319,020; Another R$15,000 was used to purchase a wheelchair and R$3,000 was invested in gloves for rehabilitation.
Source: Terra
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