Vinicius de Oliveira31 years old, was discharged from hospital after remaining in hospital for seven days in serious condition due to poisoning suffered during a swimming class at the C4 Gym, in the east of São Paulo. According to an investigation by the CNN Brazilhe left Hospital Brasil on Sunday afternoon (15).
The man is a widower of Juliana Faustino Basseto27 years old, who was also poisoned in the same location. She was rescued and taken to a hospital in Santo André, in Greater ABC, but did not survive after suffering a cardiac arrest.
According to investigations, the Chlorine added to the pool water would be mixed with an as yet unidentified product. In addition to her and Vinícius, four other people needed to be hospitalized.
Even though he was intoxicated, Vinícius saved the lives of another couple
Vinicius is appointed as the responsible for to the other two students.
In a statement to the São Paulo Civil Police, one of the witnesses credited his safety and that of his wife to the warning given by the man. The survivor says he and his wife are fine “thanks to him”.
One of the survivors reported in a statement that he only realized the seriousness of the situation after his colleague’s warnings. “The boy started shouting at me: ‘Get out of the water, don’t breathe, don’t swallow water’,” he said in his statement.
After the alert, students noticed a strong smell of chlorine and experienced symptoms such as burning in the eyes, nose and lungsin addition to breathing difficulties and vomiting.
One week chlorine
In a press conference on Thursday (12), delegate Alexandre Bento, from the 42nd DP (Parque São Lucas), responsible for investigating the death of Juliana Bassetto, stated that the .
According to the delegate, the smell of chlorine in the gym still remains very strong, and can be smelled from afar. The documents gathered in the investigation pointed to the excess chemical used in waterwith large measurements used in just one day.
For the delegate, “they did all this for maximum profit, so that the pool would never be closed.”
How is the investigation going?
O, who had been working at the site for three years, admitted in a statement that he carried out chemical maintenance of the water without having technical qualificationjust following orders.
He reported that, when he informed the owner about the students feeling ill, he only received the word “ “patience”. On the same day, General Delegate Artur Dian confirmed that the chlorine was mixed with a substance that has not yet been identified.
In testimony, the partner Celso Bertolo Cruz confessed to having deleted messages exchanged with the valet on the day of the incident, justifying the act by “despair”.
It was also revealed that the owners refused to hire a specialized company for fixed maintenance of the pool in early 2025.
The police and delegate Alexandre Bento requested the arrest of those involved. However, the São Paulo Court denied the arrest request.
The Civil Police awaits definitive reports from the IC (Criminalistics Institute) and the IML (Medical-Legal Institute) to complete the survey.
In an official statement, the academy’s management stated that it provided immediate assistance and cooperated with the authorities.
*Under the supervision of Douglas Porto
