Dani Alves has successfully raised the required one million euros for bail and has been released from jail. The High Court of Justice of Catalonia confirmed his release at 11:30 am. The Court of Barcelona had granted him provisional release on Wednesday, March 20, with a majority vote in favor.
However, the money had not been deposited until this Monday. It is important to note that the footballer had been sentenced to four years and six months in prison for rape.
After days of intense negotiations, Dani Alves was finally able to gather the necessary funds. Initially, the Neymar family had provided him with 150,000 euros at the beginning of the case, which helped to reduce his penalty. However, his accounts were frozen, causing more difficulties than anticipated.
In addition to posting the one million euro bail, Dani Alves has surrendered both his Brazilian and Spanish passports through his defense team, led by lawyer Ines Guardiola. He is now prohibited from leaving the country and is forbidden from approaching the victim or the places she frequents, as stated by the private prosecution. He is not allowed to contact her and must appear in court on a weekly basis.
Today, Dani Alves leaves Brians 2 prison, awaiting the final verdict following the appeals made by the Prosecutor’s Office, the private prosecution, and the defense. While the Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution are requesting an increased sentence, rejecting the mitigating circumstance of reparation of the damage, the defense argues the opposite, emphasizing that the mitigating circumstance should be considered highly qualified.