Júlia Gomes, known for playing Marian in the second Brazilian version of “Chiquititas” (2013), shared on Instagram a scary experience she had while traveling in an app car. According to the actress, the driver used a substance that nearly knocked her out, leaving me “tingling all over my body.”
the start of the journey
The actress was in Barra, Rio de Janeiro, and in touch with her mom before hopping into the app car. During the journey everything was calm until the driver stopped the car in the middle of the road in São Conrado. He went out to check something in the trunk and when he came back he put on a mask. It was then that she began to smell very strong, described as a mixture of alcohol and acetone.
Fear of symptoms
“There was some traffic and I started to smell very strong, I’ve never smelled it in my life, a smell of alcohol with acetone, some gas… Remembering that I was with my mother on the phone the whole time. I was speechless. My mom was talking to me on the phone and I stopped answering,” the actress said.
She admitted that she was very scared and described the physical symptoms she felt: “I didn’t know what was going on because my body was very strange, I couldn’t speak, I couldn’t feel my leg anymore, my leg felt numb, my arm tingling, my whole body tingling”.
Escape and rescue
As soon as the car stopped in traffic, Júlia opened the door and managed to get out, even though she was almost unconscious. She entered an establishment where she was helped.
“I was white, I was pale, I was shaking. I don’t know what would have happened to me if I had stayed in that car or if I hadn’t noticed the smell, because there was a weird smell that really gave my body a reaction,” he said .
The actress is careful
Finally, the actress left a notice for her followers and gave some tips to ensure safety while using the car apps. “Thank God I’m fine, I was able to return safely. What I want to warn you is: be careful! You got into an app car, send the location to your mother, to your friend,” she indicated.
After the scare, Julia filed a criminal complaint. “I went to the police station, did BO, flagged the driver on the app and did everything in my power,” she added in a later post.
The complaints multiply
The story of Júlia Gomes is not an isolated case. Since last year, the “gas scam” or “spray scam” has resulted in several reports on social networks, always by women who use car apps. According to the victims, the pattern is very similar: the rear windows of the cars are closed and, after a while of running, a smell invades the environment, followed by a numbness of the body.
The coup has already generated a hundred police reports in São Paulo alone, generally describing the same symptoms. However, investigations found no evidence of toxicological contamination in the victims or inspected vehicles.
Uber also discussed the matter at the 16th meeting of the Brazilian Public Security Forum. The panel “Throttle Gas in Uber: The Rising Feeling of Insecurity Due to Misinformation” was meant to try to reassure society, reinforcing that nothing was happening and nothing was being proven.
Source: Terra
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