Beneva Clinics

Also known as: Bienstar Wellness; Dr. Bruno Rasmussen Chaves

São Paulo, Brazil. Last checked 2026-10-20.

The best-known hospital-based ibogaine practice in Brazil, where São Paulo state permits supervised hospital use. Its focus is cocaine and crack rather than opioids.

Facts

Facts about Beneva Clinics
Category	Hospital-based ibogaine treatment under Sao Paulo rules
Status	Operating. Website blocked to automated reading; HealingMaps listing modified March 2025; Forbes Brasil coverage September 2022.
Locations	R. Cristiano Viana 401, Pinheiros, São Paulo, plus "three clinics"
Setting	Hospital setting (HealingMaps; Forbes Brasil).
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.
Screening before treatment	Not stated.
What is given	Not specified.
Who it is for	Drug addiction (mainly crack and cocaine), depression, suicidal ideation, chronic pain.
Protocol and length of stay	Not stated.
After the treatment	Not stated.
Published price	Not listed.
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).
Founded / history	The Rasmussen practice was acquired by Beneva in July 2022; a Novamind partnership was announced in December 2021.

Legal context, Brazil: The state of Sao Paulo approved ibogaine for prescription use in January 2016. Programs there run under physician supervision, some in hospital settings. Programs in Brazil.

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People's experiences

Research checked October 20, 2026. How we read the accounts.

No guest account established in this search.

The HealingMaps page explicitly says it found no patient testimonial. Its two comments ask for information and price, rather than describe a visit. Lucid News discusses the medical director's practice through reporting and interviews. This search did not establish an independent guest account attributable to the current Beneva program.

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Beneva Clinics, Sao Paulo, Brazil
HealingMaps. Review platform or directory. External listing. Page or thread date: not stated.
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Public record

No death, lawsuit or regulatory action involving this program was found in the sources checked. See the safety record guide for the risks that apply to every ibogaine program.

Questions

Where does Beneva Clinics treat patients?

Hospital setting (HealingMaps; Forbes Brasil).

Who is on the medical team at Beneva Clinics?

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.

What screening does Beneva Clinics do before treatment?

Not stated.

How long do you stay at Beneva Clinics?

Not stated.

What does Beneva Clinics cost?

Not listed.

What happens after treatment at Beneva Clinics?

Not stated.

Is there anything on the public record about Beneva Clinics?

No death, lawsuit or regulatory action involving this program was found in the sources checked.

Sources

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