Daniel Alves’ brother speaks out: ‘With your head held high’

The singer Ney Alves spoke about the departure of his brother, the football player Daniel Alves, from prison. The athlete was released on provisional release on Monday afternoon, the 25th, after paying bail of 1 million euros – around R$ 5.4 million.

On social media, Ney shared a photo of the moment his brother was leaving prison and spoke about his stance. “With our heads held high, we will prove our innocence to the world“, he said. In Instagram stories, Ney also said: “Innocent yes”.

Daniel Alves was sentenced to four and a half years in prison in Spain on charges of raping a woman in a nightclub. He was imprisoned for 14 months and was authorized to pay bail and await the trial of his defense appeals in freedom.

Daniel Alves’ sentence

On the morning of February 22nd, the Brazilian football player Daniel Alves appeared in court in Barcelona, ​​Spain, to receive his early verdict. The former athlete was sentenced to a sentence of 4 years and 6 months in prison, along with a compensation order for the victim of sexual assault, following the trial in early February.

As G1 reports, Daniel appeared in court alongside his legal team. Upon receiving the sentence, the violence of the case was emphasized: “The accused suddenly grabbed the complainant, knocked her to the ground and, preventing her from moving, penetrated her vaginally, despite the complainant saying no, that she wanted to leave.“, says part of the document.

“This constitutes the absence of consent, the use of violence, and carnal access“, is written in another part of the football player’s conviction, who underwent a three-day trial. He was accused of having raped a woman in a nightclub, in Barcelona, ​​in December 2022, shortly after defending the Brazilian team in the World Cup.

Initially, the sentence was scheduled to be read in mid-March, but the sentence was brought forward two weeks after the trial. Daniel, who has been in pre-trial detention since January last year, will remain in prison, according to information from G1. Furthermore, the player must spend nine years away from the victim.

The former Brazilian athlete was also ordered to pay compensation to the woman, in the amount of approximately 150 thousand euros, approximately R$804 thousand. Furthermore, Daniel will be responsible for covering the costs of the process. After serving his sentence, he will have supervised release for five years. The former player’s defense still has the possibility of appealing the decision.