The 40-year-old former player, who gained worldwide fame thanks to his colorful dribbling for both the Brazilian national team and Real Madrid, will have to spend almost a decade behind bars after Italian justice convicted him of gang sexual assault. in 2013.
It’s been a notoriously busy few days for some Brazilian football legends. If first the conviction of Dani Alves for rape in the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona (he was released conditionally after paying a million dollar bail), Now Robinho has joined. Who was known for literally walking his rivals, both in his country’s national team and at Real Madrid, He was convicted in 2017 by the Italian Supreme Court. spend nine years behind bars after participating in the joint rape of a 23-year-old Albanian woman at a nightclub in 2013 precisely when he was part of the team that represents the city. It is now the Rio courts which have ratified his conviction.
The 40-year-old former footballer, after his conviction, accused the Italian institution of being racist, ensuring that its decision was biased. “If my trial involved a white person, it would undoubtedly be completely different. I hope that in Brazil I can have the voice that I didn’t have outside,” he said in an interview with TV Record. The man born in São Vicente did not enter prison because he currently resides in Brazil and the Constitution of this country prohibits the extradition of citizens of this South American country. However, This Wednesday, the Rio Superior Court of Justice ratified the sentence and he will have to spend almost a decade behind bars.
The decision taken in the Brazilian capital was widely appreciated. One of those who appreciated the ratification of the sentence was Cida Gonçalves, current Minister of Women of this country. “The judgment in the Robinho case shows that “It is possible to respect diplomatic agreements without compromising justice.” assured the head of the portfolio through a press release.
For Gonçalves, it is the duty of the State to guarantee that in cases of crimes where sexual violence against a woman has actually occurred, the perpetrators cannot remain with total impunity and even less under the aegis of institutions. from Rio. In this context, the policy required that the law prevail and that the sentence in question be served in its entirety, since Only in this way will society understand that women “must be respected”.
Before the court’s confirmation, the authorities in the country of the boot had requested approval of the sentence, so that the former Manchester City man could actually serve a prison sentence in his country of origin. Ultimately this event only happened last Wednesday, after several years of recognition of guilt by the European country.
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