On 12 July 2019 the Brazilian Sports Justice Anti-Doping Tribunal (TJD-AD) decided to impose a 6 month period of ineligibility on the rower after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Prednisolone and Prednisone.
Hereafter the TJD-AD decision was appealed by the Attorney General (PG-JDA) and the Panel was requested for a more severe sanction. The PG-JDA contended that the Athlete's violation was not intentional, yet he acted with a high degree of negligence without mitigating circumanstances.
Therefore the TJD-AD Appeal Panel decides by majority on 9 December 2019 to impose a 12 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 17 June 2018.
