Barcelona Court has released Dani Alves on bail of €1m pending his final sentence.
He had previously served one year and two months in prison.
Dani Alves has paid a €1 million bail and will be temporarily released, but his passport is confiscated, and he must appear in court weekly until his final sentence.
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Alves was convicted in February and sentenced to four years and six months in prison for having raped a woman in a nightclub in 2022.
The former Barcelona and Brazil international defender has been behind bars since being arrested in January 2023, with his prior requests to be let free on bail being denied because the court deemed him a flight risk.
To now go free, in addition to the bail money, Alves is also required to hand over his Brazilian and Spanish passports and is prohibited from leaving the country.
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Both Alves’ defense lawyer and the state prosecutor have appealed the conviction – his defense is seeking his acquittal, while the prosecutor wants his prison sentence increased to nine years.
ALL FOOTBALL reports that there is no date yet for the new trial at a higher court in Barcelona, while the case can then go to the Supreme Court in Madrid.