1 of 1 Musician Rinaldo Oliveira Amaral, known as Mingau, bassist of Ultraje a Rigor. — Photo: Disclosure/Facebook Musician Rinaldo Oliveira Amaral, known as Mingau, bassist of Ultraje a Rigor. — Photo: Disclosure/Facebook
Rinaldo Oliveira Amaral, Mingau, bassist of the band Ultraje a Rigor, According to the medical bulletin published on Tuesday morning (12), he underwent a tracheostomy (frontal opening of the trachea with the insertion of a cannula) on Monday (11).
The patient remains under mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU) of São Luiz Hospital in São Paulo.
The São Luiz do Itaim Hospital of Rede D’Or reports that the patient Rinaldo Amaral (Mingau) remains hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
On the afternoon of this Monday (November 9th) a tracheostomy (frontal opening of the trachea with the insertion of a cannula) was performed. The patient remains mechanically ventilated.
Since last Saturday (September 9th), the intensive care team in São Luiz has been gradually reducing the sedatives.
The patient continues to receive clinical support and the condition remains serious but stable.
The court ordered the arrest of three suspects involved in the shooting in which bassist Rinaldo Amaral, known as Mingau, was hit in the head in Paraty
Mingau was shot while driving near Praça do Ovo on Ilha das Cobras. A friend of the musician told plainclothes police that the two were about to have something to eat when the car in which they were sitting was shot at by criminals.
The motive for the crime is still being investigated by the Rio de Janeiro police. One suspect has been arrested and three others have been identified and are being sought.
According to the Military Police (PM), who responded to the incident, Mingau’s companion gave a different version: that they were going to buy drugs.
According to the 167th Police Station (DP), which is investigating the case, the Paraty region, where the musician was shot, is constantly active in drug trafficking and is known as a drug outlet.
After Mingau was shot, he was rescued and taken by ambulance to the Hugo Miranda Municipal Hospital in Paraty. However, he was later taken by helicopter to São Paulo the same day, where he underwent surgery at São Luiz Hospital.
On the 5th, the medical team that operated on him told the press that Mingau had been hit on the left side of his head. The bullet went through the brain and out. The bullet was not jammed.
Bassist Mingau’s daughter says her father’s condition is delicate
According to doctors, the area hit by the shot is responsible for some motor, speech and visual functions. For this reason, care was taken to avoid neurological complications in the sense of exercise physiotherapy and respiratory physiotherapy.
Porridge’s birthday was on the 3rd, the day after the crime. He was 56 years old. The bassist has been with Ultraje a Rigor since 1999. However, the band was founded in the 1980s. Over the course of their career, the group scored several hits on the Brazilian music scene, including “Inútil”, “Ciúme” and “Você vai invai in dein Strand”.
Porridge undergoes emergency surgery after being shot in the head; The condition is serious