Lawyer visits Daniel Alves and avoids talking about the origin of the bail money

Arrested for just over a year, Daniel Alves will spend at least one more day behind bars. The player has not yet paid the bail of 1 million euros (equivalent to R$5.45 million, at the current rate), imposed by the court of Spain, after the athlete was convicted of rape. Visiting her client, the lawyer Ines Guardiola dodged questions about how the Brazilian would gather the necessary resources for the deposit.

At Brians 2, the prison where the full-back is held, Inés was with the lawyer Miraida Puentes Wilson and a friend of Alves, Bruno. Asked by journalists present at the scene about the Brazilian’s situation, Guardiola simply said that he would not be released this Wednesday, the 20th. Asked about the origin of the money to pay the bail and possible help from his father Neymarthe defender stated:

“I don’t know”said Inés Guardiola, Daniel Alves’ lawyer.

Daniel Alves had his accounts blocked in Brazil due to a legal dispute with his ex-wife, Dinorah Santana. In Spain, a blockade of values ​​has been carried out since the accusation of sexual assault. During the trial, the player’s lawyer stated that the Brazilian had a debt of 500 thousand euros (R$2.7 million) with the Spanish Ministry of Finance and two accounts in the country, one with 50 thousand euros (R$272 thousand) and another with a negative balance of 20 thousand euros (R$109 thousand).

According to local newspapers, Daniel Alves will once again resort to Neymar da Silva Santosfather of the player Al Hilal. He transferred 150,000 euros (R$817,000), sent to the Spanish courts as advance compensation to the complainant. The information was published at the time by “UOL” and later confirmed by the businessman, in an interview with “CNN”, as “help to a friend”. According to “La Vanguardi”, Neymar Jr.’s father made himself available to the winger to help him financially in the process.

The money could also have come from compensation from the Spanish Ministry of Finance. At the end of February, the Spanish newspaper reported that Daniel would receive around 1.2 million euros (R$6.5 million) from the entity, in victory in his case against the country’s tax authorities. The player disagreed with the taxation of amounts charged for the agent’s intermediation services Joaquín Macanáswhen he was renewing his bond with the Barcelona between 2013 and 2014.

Sentenced to four and a half years in prison for rape, Daniel Alves was granted provisional release by the 21st Section of the Barcelona Court of Justice. Ester Garcialawyer in the case, promises to appeal the decision and prevent the athlete from being released. “For her (the victim), it was a huge blow, especially because I can’t give her an explanation in legal terms (about the decision), because I can’t find a legal explanation”said the victim’s advocate.

“The risk of flight is evident”said García.

Ester García, lawyer of the victim of Alves: “For her it was a jug of cold water, above all she was unable to give an explanation in legal terms. (…) The risk of escape is evident”

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The decision taken this Wednesday, 20th, determines that the player will have supervised release upon payment of bail of 1 million euros. As soon as the deposit falls, Daniel Alves could be released to await the judgment of the case’s appeals, which could go to two more instances in Spain. Both the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the victim’s lawyer appealed the decision of four and a half years in prison. The Spanish MP asks for nine years, while the prosecution wants 12. The defender’s defense appealed and asked for a complete acquittal.