How Dani Alves could be allowed six months in prison after 4.5 years of rape sentence

Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves was today sentenced to four and a half years for the sexual assault and rape of a 23-year-old woman in December 2022. The Brazilian maintained throughout the trial that he was innocent and that the sex was consensual, but the court decided that this was not. the case

Alves also had 150 thousand euros in damages paid by Neymar Junior's family as soon as the charges were leveled. The public prosecutor sought a sentence of 9 years, while the victim and his private representation wanted a sentence of 12 years – 4 is the minimum for the charge and 12 is the maximum. The 40-year-old was ordered to pay all of the victim's legal costs, has a restraining order from the victim for 9 years, and will be on probation for 5 years after his sentence is served. The judge considered that the payment of damages was a mitigating factor, and so he halved the sentence.

However, Alves could be out first, as per Relief. After consulting a lawyer, they say that Alves could leave prison in January 2026, if he has served three quarters of his sentence, and has shown good behavior.

There are three grades of prisoners in the Spanish prison. The first degree are considered dangerous and are limited more strictly to their cells. The second is considered a normal routine, with inmates allowed to work or study outside their cells, and spend time outside. The third degree allows prisoners to leave the prison during the day, as long as they return in the evening to sleep in their cell.

To reach this third degree, prisoners must show good behavior and have completed a third of this sentence – in this case 18 months. After being held in custody during the investigation and trial period after being delivered in January 2023, he would reach that bar in July 2024.