A creatine factory, a company supplier Soldiers Nutrition was banned by the police for not having a license to make dietary supplements in Jundiaí, in the interior of São Paulo.
Soldiers belongs to Yuri Silveira de Abreu and Fabiula de Arruda Freire, who identify themselves as “king and queen of creatine” . Combined, the couple’s and the brand’s Instagram profiles have more than 300,000 followers.
On social media, both, in addition to promoting the brand, share their daily lives in luxury travel and publications that praise the brand’s advancement in the market.
Yuri often publishes motivational phrases, participates in lectures and podcasts talking about the company. In December 2023, he was included on the list of Forbes Under 30, in which the company recognizes entrepreneurs aged up to 30 who “revolutionize business and transform the world”.
Married to Fabiula, Yuri is a Christian, drummer and supporter of São Paulo Futebol Clube. He has also published publications with big celebrities such as Neymar Jr., Ronaldo and Cláudia Leitte.
The woman is also active on her social media. She posts photos and videos similar in style to her husband’s posts, including moments with her young son. The two collect international trips to French Polynesia, Switzerland, Sweden, Maldives and the United States.
Understand the investigation
According to a report shown by the program Fantasticfrom TV Globo, the company supplied the product to Soldiers Nutrition, owned by Yuri Silveira de Abreu and Fabiula de Arruda Freire, known as the “king and queen of creatine”.
Police officers from the State Department of Criminal Investigations (Deic), of the São Paulo Civil Police, had already seized thousands of units of the company’s food supplements last month during the execution of warrants against businesspeople.
Soldiers’ defense said the “police investigation used some unfounded claims.”
The lawyers also claim that the “products seized in third-party establishments have not undergone forensic examination”, and that “there is no report that questions the quality of their supplements”.
The defense also says that “businesspeople, employees and collaborators were unfairly harmed by the investigation”. Soldier has its own factory, but also hires others to meet sales demand.
Substance supplementation has become increasingly popular among physical activity practitioners and elderly people, in search of better physical performance and health benefits.
Messages exchanged by Soldiers leaders also broadcast by Fantastic mention quality changes in the products pointed out by customers, such as caking, the presence of larvae and spider webs inside the creatine pots.
The Whey Protein sold by the company would also have caused complaints from customers, who would have found plastic and a piece of rubber similar to a glove or bladder inside the packaging.
In the police operation at the beginning of November, health surveillance agents reported having found “products unsuitable for sale and consumption” and the lack of “protection devices against the entry of pests”.
What the defense says
THE CNN Soldiers Nutrition reported that “it has all necessary licenses and authorizations and operates in a manner strictly aligned with applicable rules and regulations, with regular audits by the Health Surveillance.”
The company also highlighted that the last Health Surveillance inspection took place recently.
Regarding the investigation, Soldiers reported that the police representation was based on investigative procedures against other companies and that it believes the search and seizure carried out at the company’s factory was a “mistake”.
So far, according to the company, no evidence of irregularity has been identified. They also emphasize that the places closed by the Health Surveillance are third-party companies.
(with information from Agência Estado)
This content was originally published in Creatine Soldiers: who are the creatine kings investigated by the SP police on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil

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