Police Investigate Three Family Deaths After Rural Lunch in Bahia

Overview

• Authorities say three adults from the same family died after a January 1 meal in the Salobro district of Canarana, in Bahia’s Irecê region.
• A seven-year-old who ate at the same lunch became ill and remains hospitalized, with officials not disclosing the child’s condition.
• Police and health surveillance teams visited the residence and secured leftover food for analysis as part of an active inquiry.
• Local reporting cites botulism possibly linked to linguiça as a working hypothesis, but officials have not confirmed a cause.
• The municipality and Bahia’s state health department are coordinating the technical investigation, with the Civil Police publicly confirming the case on Tuesday.