Husband of Swimmer Who Died in Suspected Chlorine Incident Leaves Hospital as Probe Exposes Remote Pool Dosing

Overview

• Vinicius de Oliveira, 31, was discharged after eight days in the hospital, and another patient, Letícia Helena Oliveira, also left the hospital on Sunday.
• Civil Police report that several swimmers fell ill on February 7 and that the death of Juliana Faustino Bassetto, 27, is being probed as a suspected toxic-gas exposure linked to pool-chemical handling.
• C4 Gym partners Cesar Bertolo Cruz, Celso Bertolo Cruz and Cezar Miquelof Terração were indicted for homicide with dolo eventual, and a judge denied temporary arrest while imposing precautionary measures such as court check-ins and no contact with witnesses.
• Messages aired by TV Globo show owner Celso Bertolo Cruz directing valet Severino José da Silva on chemical dosing “by eye” via cameras and photos, and authorities cite missing required records of pH and chlorine measurements.
• USP chemists demonstrated that mixing calcium hypochlorite, dichloroisocyanurate and an acid can release toxic chlorine gas; a 20‑liter bucket seized at the gym awaits forensic analysis as the interdicted unit remains closed.