Former Mato Grosso do Sul Deputy Grazielle Machado Dies After Brief Hospitalization

Overview

• Grazielle Machado fell ill on Tuesday and was admitted to Hospital da Cassems, where her condition worsened and she died in the early hours of Wednesday.
• Doctors and family have described a rapid intestinal infection that hospital staff say may involve salmonella but the official cause of death awaits lab tests and the forensic laudo.
• Her public funeral took place at Capela Parque das Primaveras with burial held the following day at Cemitério Parque das Primaveras and regional leaders issued notes of condolence.
• Machado had a more than 20-year political career in Campo Grande and Mato Grosso do Sul, serving three terms as vereador, a 2014 term as state deputy and a recent post in the state Casa Civil.
• Investigations are looking into a possible food link reported by one outlet while authorities and the family await test results that will determine whether public-health action is needed.