Doctor was indicted for intentional homicide with possible intent – when the risk of killing is assumed -, procedural fraud and ideological falsehood
The Amazonas Civil Police concluded that he was the victim of a gross medical error and died after receiving a adrenaline overdose in a private hospital in Manaus. The information was released this Sunday (3) by Fantástico, on TV Globo.
Investigations showed that the child He was admitted to Hospital Santa Júlia in November 2025 with a dry cough, which was not serious. Even so, doctor Juliana Brasil prescribed adrenaline for intravenous administration — high alert medicine that should be used by inhalation. Nursing technician Raiza Bentes, who had only been working in the profession for seven months, followed the prescription, despite the child’s mother questioning the procedure, stating that her son had never received the medicine intravenously.
Minutes after the application, Benício fell ill and was transferred to the “red room”. He died about 14 hours later, in the hospital’s ICU. Police experts attested that the condition was irreversible and that There was no error in intubation or in the conduct of the ICU team.
According to Fantástico, the doctor was indicted for intentional homicide with possible intent – when the risk of killing is assumed -, procedural fraud and ideological falsehood. During the service, she exchanged messages on her cell phone about selling cosmetics and received payments via Pix, which the police interpreted as complete indifference to the child’s condition. The doctor also tried to avoid responsibility by presenting a video to the court alleging a failure in the hospital’s electronic system — technical expertise proved that the system did not present any problems. Messages on her cell phone show that she He even offered money for someone to record a video to support his version.
Nursing technician Raiza Bentes was also indicted for intentional homicide with possible intent. Testimonies show that another professional advised her to apply the medicine by inhalation and even prepared the nebulization kit, but Raiza ignored security protocols such as double checking.
In addition to medical and technical, two directors of Hospital Santa Júlia were indicted for manslaughter. The police concluded that the hospital operated with an insufficient number of nurses and without a pharmacist to check prescriptions, prioritizing cost reduction over patient safety.
Benício’s mother, Joyce Xavier de Carvalho, told Fantástico that the family is satisfied with the research findings and demands punishment from those responsible. “Those responsible need to be punished for what happened, even so that other children, other families do not go through what we are going through”, he stated.
Doctors and nursing technicians can go to a popular jury. The hospital reported that it has not yet been officially notified of the directors’ indictment and reaffirmed its commitment to patient safety.
Juliana’s defense reaffirmed to the program that the hospital’s prescription system had problems and that there were errors in intubation. Regarding the sale of makeup, the lawyer said that, at that moment, Benício was no longer the doctor’s responsibility.
Raiza’s lawyers informed that she is suspended from professional practice and that she does not intend to return to the activity.
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