In 2017 the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against a football player after he tested positive for the prohibited substance Dexamethasone. As a result a sanction of 12 months was imposed on the Athlete.
In this case the masseuse of the Athlete's football team testified at the hearing in March 2018 that he unintentionally had administered Dexamethasone instead of a vitamine B12 injection. Consequently ABCD reported an anti-doping rule violation for Complicity against the masseuse as Athlete Support Personnel.
In view of the evidence in this case the Rapporteur deems that the administration of the substance by the masseuse was not intentional and that he acted with No Significant Fault or Negligence. Further the Rapporteur establishes that there had been delays in the proceedings not attributed to the person.
Therefore the TJD-AD Panel decides on 17 December 2019 by majority to impose a 12 month period of ineligibility on the Masseuse as Athlete Support Personnel, starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 4 March 2020.
