Brazilian Antidoping Public Policy

Abstract

Doping, used to improve sports performance, is legally prohibited. This paper describes Brazilian regulations, resolutions, and Federal laws addressing the issue of doping and antidoping which were collected in 2012 from official websites. We conclude that Brazilian laws have constrained doping, and have been updated over the years to conform to worldwide legal guidelines. Study limitations are noted.

Keywords :

• doping in sports
• antidoping
• Brazilian law and public policies
• performance- enhancing substances

THE AUTHORS

Claudio Bispo de Almeida, B.C., M.Sc., graduated in Physical Education from Universidade Católica do Salvador, specializing in Methodology of Teaching Physical Education; Physical Activity, and Health at the Universidade do Sudoeste da Bahia; Psychomotricity at Universidade Candido Mendes, by Public Health Faculdade Guanambi. He received the Masters Degree in Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Health from the Centro de Desportos (CDS) of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. He is a Professor of Physical Education at the Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Brazil, and an investigator of the research group, Linha de Estudo, Pesquisa e Extensão em Atividade Física. His areas of interest are physical activity and health, doping in sports and exercise, anabolic–androgenic steroids in public health, and health promotion.

Deyvis Nascimento Rodrigues, B.C., graduated in Physical Education from the Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Brazil, and specialized in Applied Health Physiology and Performance at Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas, Brazil. He is a Professor of state schools in the state of Bahia, Brazil and an investigator of the research group—Grupo de Estudo, Pesquisa e Extensão em Educação, Cultura e Saúde. His areas of interest are physiology, physical activity and health, doping in sports and exercise, and health promotion.

GLOSSARY

• Doping in sports: Misuse of substances or methods in order to improve sport performance.

• Performance-enhancing Substances: Substances that can improve sports performance and an athlete's appearance.

Notes

2 The reader is reminded that categorizing can result in endless relevant, irrelevant, meaningful, as well as meaningless and even misleading outcomes and combinations. Critical criteria to consider are whether the criteria used are theory-based, empirically informed, based on “principles of faith,”

stakeholder agenda-driven, tradition-based, among other possibilities, etc. Editor's note.

3 The reader is asked to consider the implications of delineating only the goals of punishment and not, in addition, that of rehabilitation and relevant treatment. Editor's note.

4 The reader is asked to consider the implications of the reality that there has been limited success in controlling the range of man's chemical and nonchemical appetites, historically, through legislation. In addition to having to effect a person's awareness, perceptions, expectations, judgments, decisions which are or aren't implemented and are or aren't learned from, there is the ongoing effect of a person, system, and culture being law-abiding, or not, in given roles, contexts, situations, and environments. These are rarely, if ever, taken into consideration by the stakeholder legislators as they create and implement their “controls.” Editor's note.