AN influencer has died after drinking a homemade whisky at her 26th birthday bash.
Yasmim Ângela Feitosa de Souza, her boyfriend, and a guest fell ill the day after her booze-fulled party.
They were all hospitalised with apparent methanol poisoning.
While Yasmim has tragically died,her boyfriend and the partygoer are still fighting for their lives in hospital.
The social media star, who created comedy content for her 23,000 Instagram followers, passed away yesterday morning.
Yasmim’s pals had celebrated the influencer’s birthday at her home in Petrolina, Brazil, on earlier this week.
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The victim’s mother Ozenilda Feitosa said: “They drank on Monday night and then my daughter’s boyfriend woke up feeling very unwell.
“Yasmim, however, was happy all day, joking with everyone.
“She went to the market with me, we did our grocery shopping and had lunch out.That night she started feeling unwell.
“And then I couldn’t do anything to save my daughter.”
Ozenilda said the couple bought the whisky in a rural village outside the city of São Bento do Una.
She added: “They drank about a litre and a half. The bottle with the remaining whisky was sent away for analysis.”
The comedian’s funeral will take place at the Campo da Esperança Cemetery in her hometown today.
The investigation into her death is still ongoing.
This comes after a methanol poisoning crisis killed at least 25 people when they drank bargain 90p bottles of bootleg vodka laced with the substance.
A nursery school teacher was arrested after being accused of supplying poisoned moonshine.
Olga Stepanova, 60, was accused of supplying moonshine to a man who then sold on the fake vodka.
The man’s wife is said to be among the dead.
Police have arrested eight more suspects for home production and distribution of the deadly faux alcohol, it is understood.
Methanol is a type of alcohol commonly found in cleaning products, fuel and antifreeze.
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It’s similar to ethanol, which is used for alcoholic drinks, however it’s more toxic to humans as it turns to formic acid when processed by the body.
Even a tiny amount can mess with your system, causing vision problems, permanent damage to your central nervous system, or, in extreme cases, death.