Elderly woman dies after undergoing surgery intended for another person in hospital in Campinas The family of Jandira Marina Dias Braga, 76 years old, who died three days after undergoing surgery intended for another person at Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, in Campinas (SP), said that the hospital pointed out that the elderly woman would have a "clinical benefit" with the procedure carried out by mistake. On June 8, 2026, Jandira was hospitalized to treat an intestinal obstruction caused by the recurrence of colon cancer and was awaiting a decision from the medical team on treatment, but was taken to the operating room without further explanation. According to granddaughter Camila Dias Barozzi, after the hospital discovered the error, the family was called to a meeting with the clinical director and the director of the surgical center. ? Join the g1 Campinas channel on WhatsApp Jandira Marina Dias Braga, a cancer patient, underwent surgery intended for someone else at Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, in Campinas (SP), and died three days later. Reproduction/EPTV During the conversations, the director allegedly admitted that the failure would never have occurred in his career, but that, even so, the procedure allowed fluids associated with intestinal obstruction to be drained, which would be beneficial for the elderly woman. "The next day, she started returning this liquid that looked like feces and vomiting. So what he had told me would be beneficial, it wasn't," Camila replied. The granddaughter also reported that the elderly woman's health worsened after the surgery. "She started to have tachycardia, she started to have signs of sepsis right after the surgical process. It was then that her clinical condition deteriorated a lot," he said. The hospital admitted the error, said that it opened an internal investigation to investigate the case and that administrative measures were adopted against the professionals involved, and that a medical and technical evaluation concluded that the surgery "did not change the patient's prognosis" — see the statement below. Surgery performed by mistake Jandira Marina Dias Braga, a cancer patient, underwent surgery intended for someone else at Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, in Campinas (SP), and died three days later. Reproduction/EPTV EPTV, a broadcaster affiliated with TV Globo, had access to the documents in the medical record. They show that Jandira underwent an endoscopic gastrostomy, a procedure for placing a tube directly in the stomach. The surgery began at 6:45 pm and ended at 7:20 pm. The switch was only discovered at the end of the surgery, during the shift change, when staff noticed that the correct patient was still in the room and checked Jandira's identification bracelet. According to the family, after the procedure Jandira's health worsened. Medical records indicate that, on the morning of June 9, the elderly woman presented mental confusion, hypotension, a drop in oxygen saturation and changes in her heart rate, and was transferred to the ICU. The medical team began to investigate hypotheses such as sepsis and pulmonary thromboembolism. Family members and doctors decided to adopt palliative care, without invasive measures. Jandira died at 7:30 pm on June 11, according to a medical note recorded at the hospital. Family will take case to court Patient undergoes surgery intended for someone else and dies 3 days later in hospital Camila stated that the family will seek legal measures to investigate and hold those involved in the medical error responsible. According to the granddaughter, the intention of taking the case to court is to demand changes in surgical protocols adopted by the institution to "not let this happen to other people". "I promised myself that I wouldn't leave it alone. There's always that feeling of 'what if?'. What if it had worked? She could be here with us", Camila said. For the family, the error interrupted the chance of successful treatment. Jandira had been diagnosed with colon cancer and had already overcome the same disease 12 years earlier. "The oncologist told us that there was no metastasis [...] She would undergo chemotherapy and have a normal life", lamented the dentist. Jandira Marina Dias Braga, a cancer patient, underwent surgery intended for someone else at Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, in Campinas (SP), and died three days later. Reproduction/EPTV What does the hospital say? In a statement, the Beneficência Portuguesa hospital reported that it identified an "adverse event related to the care provided to a patient", opened an internal investigation, contacted the competent professional councils and adopted administrative measures in relation to the professionals involved. Read below. "Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa de Campinas informs that it identified the occurrence of an adverse event related to the care provided to a patient. As soon as the situation was identified, the institution adopted the necessary care measures, notified family members and provided all necessary support throughout the care. The medical and technical assessment carried out after the incident concluded that the procedure carried out did not change the patient's prognosis. Since the incident was identified, the Hospital has established an internal investigation to rigorously investigate the facts, with the objective of identifying the circumstances of the occurrence and reviewing the safety protocols adopted by the institution. The case has already been forwarded to the competent professional councils and administrative measures have been adopted in relation to the professionals involved, including dismissals. As a result of the investigation, the Hospital deeply regrets the incident and remains at your disposal. ? The São Paulo Regional Nursing Council (Coren-SP), however, reported that it had not yet been formally notified about the case. The body declared that situations