Alves was released on bail of one million euros last Wednesday (Reuters)

Former Brazilian football star Dani Alves celebrated until the early hours of the morning his release from prison in his palace in Barcelona, ​​which is worth more than 5 million euros.

The former player for Barcelona, ​​Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain was released after serving only 4 weeks of his rape conviction, for which he paid bail of one million euros.

The Brazilian was convicted of raping a woman in a nightclub in Barcelona in December 2022, and was sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison, but after winning his battle to appeal his sentence from home, Alves (40 years old) appeared leaving “Bryans Prison” last Monday. Along with his lawyer, Ines Guardiola.

Cameras recorded Alves ordering burgers for dinner after his release, and the former Brazilian international spent the whole night with his friends and family until five in the morning, according to Spanish reports.

Alves reportedly celebrated his father's last birthday with a lavish party at his villa, which he still owns with his ex-wife Joana Sanz.

Friends and family of the footballer celebrated Domingos Alves da Silva's birthday at a dinner party in Barcelona before heading to Alves' home for a follow-up, according to the Spanish television program "This is Life."

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Handing over the two passports

In a surprising move, a court in Barcelona last Wednesday approved Alves’s request for temporary release while his appeal was considered, on the condition that he pay a bail of one million euros, hand over his Spanish and Brazilian passports, remain in the country and present himself to the court “weekly.”

Alves's financial situation has deteriorated significantly since his arrest, especially with the termination of his contract with the Mexican club Pumas, and the cessation of other sources of income, according to his defense.

Alves has been imprisoned since his arrest in January 2023, and his legal team has repeatedly requested his release on bail, but the court has always rejected the request on the grounds that he might escape, and Brazil does not extradite its citizens when they are sentenced in other countries.

Alves is prohibited from approaching within one kilometer of the victim’s home or workplace and from contacting her (Reuters)

By accepting his release last Wednesday, the court ruled that Alves will have to appear before it every week and respond to “all legal summons” between now and his new trial, the date of which is unknown.

He is also prohibited from approaching within one kilometer of the victim’s home or workplace and from contacting her.

The Public Prosecution and the victim's lawyer opposed the court's decision to release Alves on bail, considering that the risk of flight was high.

This decision was also criticized by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who declared that "the money that Dani Alves has (...) cannot buy back the crime of a man against a woman."

For its part, the Brazilian football team expressed its "solidarity with the victim" on Friday.

"This sends a message that there is justice for the rich, and even if there is a conviction if you pay bail there will be no criminal consequences," the victim's lawyer told reporters last week.

42 titles

To convince the court of this release, his lawyer, Ines Guardiola, said that the former player had served a quarter of the sentence issued in the court of first instance, noting that the 4 and a half year prison sentence was much less than the demands of the Public Prosecution, which demanded 9 years. The Public Prosecution announced that it would appeal the ruling to increase the penalty. .

Alves assured the judges - in a brief closed session last Tuesday - that he would not flee if he obtained this release, adding that he believes in justice.

Alves is considered one of the best players in the world, having won 42 titles during his (French) career.

Alves, who comes from a poor family in Juazeiro, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, initially denied knowing the woman in a television interview, and La Vanguardia newspaper said last June that he was forced to lie for fear that his wife would leave him.

Alves is considered one of the best players in the world, as he won 42 titles during his career, while the peak of his career with Barcelona was between 2008 and 2016 when he won 23 titles. He signed a contract in June 2022 with the Mexican team Pumas UNAM, which terminated his contract with him shortly after. His arrest.

He defended the Brazilian national team in 126 international matches, after starting his career with it in October 2006, and with the “Samba Dancers” he won the Copa America title twice and the Olympic gold in Tokyo in 2021.

In the 2022 Qatar World Cup, at the age of 39 years and 210 days, he became the oldest Brazilian player to participate in the World Cup finals.

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