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Beneva Clinics vs The Holistic Sanctuary and Sanctuary Tulum

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	Beneva Clinics	The Holistic Sanctuary and Sanctuary Tulum
Category	Hospital-based ibogaine treatment under Sao Paulo rules	Luxury residential program, ibogaine as one modality
Location	São Paulo, Brazil	Rosarito and Tulum, Mexico
Setting	Hospital setting (HealingMaps; Forbes Brasil).	Oceanfront "private residences rather than clinical wards"; Sanctuary Tulum describes private villas and says it is "licensed as a hospital and clinic".
Medical team	Three physicians; medical director Dr. Bruno Rasmussen Chaves, described as having 27 to 28 years of experience and more than 2,000 patients, with a study of 80 patients claiming 70% one-year abstinence; anesthesiologists for ketamine.	Medical director Dr. Jose A. Jimenez MD; nursing staff on site; cardiac and psychiatric screening before ibogaine.
Screening before treatment	Not stated.	Intake and medical history; cardiac and psychiatric screening.
What is given	Not specified.	Not specified.
Who it is for	Drug addiction (mainly crack and cocaine), depression, suicidal ideation, chronic pain.	Depression, anxiety, PTSD, alcohol, benzodiazepine withdrawal, opiates, SSRI dependence, sex addiction, eating disorders, behavioural addictions; ibogaine for alcohol, opioid and stimulant dependence.
Protocol and length of stay	Not stated.	4 to 16 weeks (Silver, Gold and Platinum programs).
After the treatment	Not stated.	Not described.
Published price	Not listed.	Not on the site. recovery.com: Holistic Sanctuary $50,000; Sanctuary Tulum $100,000 per month.
Licences and accreditations stated	Legal basis: ANVISA import with a prescription (2013) and the 2016 São Paulo state decree permitting hospital use under medical supervision (Forbes Brasil).	Sanctuary Tulum states a COFEPRIS Federal License of Operation for Hospital and Clinic, No. 17-AM-02-005-0003 (self-stated; the only licence number we found published by any Mexican program).
Founded / history	The Rasmussen practice was acquired by Beneva in July 2022; a Novamind partnership was announced in December 2021.	"Since 2011".
Rating (as shown on the cited page)	Not shown on the pages we checked	5 from 5 reviews (recovery.com, 2026-10-20)
Public record	None found.	None found.
Status	Operating. Website blocked to automated reading; HealingMaps listing modified March 2025; Forbes Brasil coverage September 2022.	Operating. Sites copyright 2026, updated October 2026, phones listed. No lawsuit or regulatory action was found in searches.

From each program's website and the sources on its profile, checked 2026-10-20.

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