Soccer Football - Dani Alves Release From Prison - Brians 2 Prison, Barcelona, Spain - March 25, 2024 Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves leaves the Brians 2 prison on bail along with his lawyer Ines Guardiola while he appeals his rape conviction.BARCELONA — Brazilian football player Dani Alves was released from a Barcelona prison on Monday after posting bail of 1 million euro bail over his conviction for the rape of a woman in a nightclub's restroom in 2022.
Flanked by his lawyer, Alves left the Brians 2 prison northwest of Barcelona at 4.25 pm wearing a gray jacket over a white turtleneck, a Reuters videographer said.The case of Alves, one of the most successful football players in history, has attracted significant attention not only due to the Brazilian's profile but because gender-based violence has become an increasingly dominant topic in Spain's public discourse.
The court also imposed a restraining order barring him from coming within 1,000 metres of the victim.