On Tuesday (20), the right side Daniel Alves completes a month arrested in Spain. He's been detained since January 20, when he was accused of raping a woman in a nightclub in BarcelonaAt the end of 2022.
The player is at the Brians II Penitentiary Center in the vicinity of the Catalan capital, and is awaiting a judicial decision to see if he can answer the case in freedom.
According to the newspaper La Vanguardia, the most likely is that the appeal of Alves' defense, which asks for his provisional freedom, will be tried by the hearing of Barcelona on Tuesday (21) – the date, however, has not been officially confirmed by the Justice.
Among the defense arguments, there is the request that the right-side wait until the day of the trial in your home, in Barcelona, and that control measures can be applied, from the use of an electronic control bracelet, through a delivery of passports and other documents, to a possible daily presentation to local courts.
The Public Prosecutor is opposed to the possibility, because he believes that there is a risk of a possible escape from the player to Brazil.
It is worth remembering that the athlete does not have the possibility of bail.
Why is Daniel Alves in jail?
Daniel Alves is under arrest for sexual assault. The crime would have happened between December 30th and 31st at a party house called Sutton, located in Barcelona.
The player, who was in Spain to spend Christmas before boarding Mexico to return to Pumas training, was denounced by a woman who claimed that he had committed the crime.
According to Catalan television station Antena3, which had access to the internal circuit of nighttime images, there is a video that shows that the player and the alleged victim stayed for some time in the bathroom, which was unisex.
The footage shows Daniel Alves leaving the bathroom first. Then the young woman leaves with a certain anxiety crisis. The woman was treated by an agent of the Mossos d’Esquada, who initiated the protocol for cases of sexual assault.
Daniel Alves gave testimony on the last day of January 5th in a court of Barcelona And denied the charge.
Former Pumas player, who terminated his contract, Daniel gave an interview in January to Spanish station Antena 3 and said he was in the nightclub with other people, but denied such behavior. Then the player changed the version three times in court, admitting to having a relationship with the woman, but in a consensual way.
According to the newspaper El Periodico on the last day of February 10, reports show that traces of the player's semen were found in the vagina of the alleged rape victim.
