Jobson receives a two-year suspension from the CAS.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport punishes a player for failing a doping test in 2009.
247 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) punished player Jobson with a two-year suspension for failing a doping test during the 2009 Brazilian Championship. The period begins on September 6, 2010, but since he has already served six months of the suspension, he will only be away from the field until March 6, 2012. Jobson received the maximum penalty for isolated doping cases.
Fortunately for the player, the CAS did not interpret the matches against Coritiba and Palmeiras as two separate incidents in which the player tested positive for cocaine. Repeat offenses would have led to the athlete being banned from the sport, as happened with swimmer Rebecca Gusmão, who tested positive for doping twice in the same competition.
The player's lawyer celebrated the entity's decision. “It was a great victory. The calculation methodology was fair, within the specifics of a doping case. I participated in the hearing with Dr. Carlos Portinho and my partner Bichara Neto, and we consider it an important precedent. It's a vote of confidence in Jobson. Now it's up to him to take advantage of it.”
At the end of last month, Jobson was released from Bahia due to behavioral problems, but he still has a contract with Botafogo. The player was not part of the team's plans for the season and was awaiting the CAS decision in his city, Conceição do Araguaia (PA). The striker attracted interest from clubs in the Brazilian Championship's Serie B, such as Grêmio Barueri and Vila Nova.