In September 2019 the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the cyclist after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substances Heptaminol and Octodrine.
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 could not explain how the prohibited substances had entered his system. He believed that in one supplement the ingredient Metylhexane had metabolized into Octodrine. However the Rio de Janeiro Lab dismissed this possibility.
The Rapporteur finds that the presence of the prohibited substances has been established in the Athlete's sample and accordinghly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation.
The Rapporteur accepts that the violation was not intentional although the Athlete was unable to demonstrate how the substance had entered his system.
Therefore the TJD-AD Panel decides on 11 February 2020 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 25 November 2019.
