Witnesses Say Doctor Tried to Alter Record in Benício Case as Police Pursue Homicide Probe

Overview

• The lead investigator said at least three witnesses reported that Dr. Juliana Brasil sought to access and change the original prescription to hide an incorrect intravenous order of adrenaline.
• Police are investigating the death as qualified intentional homicide and are assessing whether there was reckless indifference or a lesser culpable offense.
• A nursing technician testified she warned against giving 3 ml of adrenaline by vein and prepared a nebulization kit, while another colleague said the child turned pale and the administering technician claimed she followed what appeared in the prescription.
• The defense acknowledges an error in the moment but argues the automated prescribing platform may have altered the recorded route, a claim the family disputes using ICU entries that logged inhalation correctly; only a technical examination can determine a system fault.
• The nursing technician who administered the drug was suspended by the regional council, and a habeas corpus blocks any pretrial arrest of the doctor as both remain under investigation.