Try refreshing your browser, or Brazilians avoid drinking after authorities confirm methanol poisoning cases, including 1 death Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Article content One of them was the rapper Hungria, who has been hospitalized in Brasilia after possibly drinking altered alcohol. Panic followed poisoning Health Minister Alexandre Padilha urged Brazilians to avoid drinking, especially distilled beverages, which are more difficult to verify for adulteration. He described the situation as abnormal and noted that Brazil recorded 20 methanol poisoning cases in August and September, equal to its annual average. Methanol poisoning can cause headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, seizures, and even coma, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.