In December 2015 the Brazilian Cycling Confederation (CBC) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the paracyclist Silvana Teresa Diniz Pinto after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Hydrochlorothiazide. After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in her defence and she was heard for the Disciplinary Commission of the Brazilian Superior Court of Sport Justice (STJD).
The Athlete (45) denied the intentional use of the substance and explained that she is only an amateur parathlete without support personnel and without sufficient knowledge of anti-doping. She testified that she underwent surgery in 2007 for thrombosis in her leg and used the substance occasionally as treatment without prescription for her condition.
The Disciplinary Commission finds that the amateur parathlete acted negligently since she failed to apply for a TUE for the use of this substance. The Commission further considers that the violation was not intentional and that there are grounds for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the STJD Disciplinary Commission decides on 24 January 2016 to impose a 6 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. 7 December 2018.
