A 34-year-old judge has died following an egg retrieval procedure at an assisted reproduction clinic.
Mariana Francisco Ferreira underwent egg retrieval for IVF on Monday (4 May).
After being discharged at around 9am, she returned home but soon began experiencing severe pain and a strong sensation of feeling cold.
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As her condition worsened, her mother took her back to the clinic at around 11am.
Mariana initially believed she had urinated on herself, but medical staff determined it was in fact vaginal bleeding.
She received treatment and even had stitches inserted in an attempt to control the bleeding.
She was then transferred to hospital, where she was admitted at 5pm and taken directly to the ICU.
Despite undergoing surgery at 9pm the following day (5 May), her condition deteriorated further.
She suffered two cardiac arrests in the early hours of Wednesday (6 May), as reported by Need To Know.
Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful, and she was pronounced dead at 6:03am in Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil.
Police are now investigating whether her death was the result of medical error.
The clinic, Invitro Assisted Reproduction, said in a statement: “From the first signs of complications, the entire medical and care team immediately followed appropriate clinical protocols and took all necessary measures, providing emergency care within the clinic and arranging for the patient’s transfer to a suitable hospital for continued specialist treatment, always with our team and the doctor responsible for the procedure accompanying her.”
Mariana was originally from Niterói and had dreamed of becoming a judge since her teenage years.
She began preparing for the profession in 2018, five years before taking the exam.
She joined the judiciary of Rio Grande do Sul in December 2023 and went on to serve in several courts.
She had been working at the Criminal Court of Sapiranga since February.
The president of the Association of Judges of Rio Grande do Sul, Daniel Neves Pereira, described her as “a much-loved colleague, full of life and enthusiasm for the judiciary”.
One of Mariana’s assistants, Maurício Silva Colferai, told local media: “She was working on Sunday night, until 10pm, dealing with case files.”
He added: “Mariana was an incredible person and deserves all possible tributes.
“It’s no surprise that her three assistants rushed from Rio Grande do Sul to Mogi das Cruzes for the farewell. She was more than a boss – she was a friend.
“She had a beautiful life story of overcoming adversity. We used to call our team ‘the assistants of the best judge in the world’.”
Mariana will be laid to rest in Mogi das Cruzes today (8 May).
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