In December 2018 the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the cyclist after his sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Erythropoietin (EPO).
After notification a provisional suspension was ordered. The Athlete filed a statement in his defence and he was heard for the Brazilian Sports Justice Anti-Doping Tribunal (TJD-AD).
The Athlete admitted the violation and denied the intentional use of the substance. He stated that he had used an injectable vitamin supplement en assumed that EPO was administered by mistake.
The Rapporteur finds that there are inconsistencies in the Athlete's explanation and that he failed to produce corroborating evidence in his defence whereas he also failed to mention his injectable vitamin supplement on the Doping Control From.
Therefore the TJD-AD Panel decides on 18 August 2020 to impose a 4 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the provisional suspension, i.e. on 19 December 2018.
