In October 2019 the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD) reported an anti-doping rule violation against the bodybuilder after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Furosemide, Oxandrolone and Stanozolol.
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and the case was referred to the Brazilian Sports Justice Anti-Doping Tribunal (TJD-AD).
The Athlete denied the violation, disputed the provisional suspension and requested for a reduced sanction. He blamed his Sports Federation for conducting anti-doping tests in the Master Category whereas he asserted that the use of these substances is acceptable in this environment.
The TJD-AD Rapporteur finds that the presence of multiple prohibited substances has been established in the Athlete’s sample and accordingly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation. The Rapporteur deems that the Athlete clearly intentionally had used these prohibited substances while he made no effort at all to demonstrate that the violation was not intentional, nor grounds for a reduced sanction.
Therefore the TJD-AD Panel decides on 4 March 2021 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 2 August 2019.
