In August 2017 the Brazilian Doping Control Authority (ABCD) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the football player after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance Furosemide.
The Athlete denied the intentional use of the substance and assumed that one of his supplements was contaminated. Analysis of his products in the Rio Laboratory confirmed the presence of Furosemide as contaminant in a supplement produced in a compounding pharmacy.
The Rapporteur finds that the presence of a prohibited substance has been established in the Athlete's sample and accordingly that he committed an anti-doping rule violation.
In view of the evidence the Rapporteur accepts that the violation was not intentional and the result of a contaminated supplement with grounds for No Significant Fault or Negligence.
Therefore the TJD-AD Panel decides on 19 October 2018 by majority to impose a 12 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 10 June 2017.
