Federal Court issues Robinho’s arrest warrant after STJ decision

This Thursday, 21st, the Federal Court of Santos issued an arrest warrant for the former player Robinho. The document was signed by the judge Mateus Castelo Branco Firmino da Silva. The president of the Superior Justice Tribunal, Maria Thereza de Assis Mourasent a letter during the afternoon so that the Federal Court could carry out the act that confirmed the former attacker’s conviction.

The issuance of the warrant comes after the decision of the STJ itself, which confirmed that Robinho should serve a nine-year sentence in a closed regime, after being convicted of rape in Italy. The former athlete’s defense lawyer, José Eduardo Rangel de Alckminstated that the former player is at the disposal of Justice.

So, now, Robinho will undergo a custody hearing, which will be accompanied by the Federal Public Ministry, in which the conditions of the former player’s arrest will be analyzed. The former athlete is expected to present himself to the Federal Police of the city of Santos as soon as the arrest order is communicated. The former’s lawyersMilan It is Manchester City try to reverse the decision with a habeas corpus in Federal Court of Justice, so that he can wait in freedom until resources are exhausted. But the minister Luiz Fux has not yet responded to the defense injunction.

The STJ determined the approval of the sentence in Brazil in a Special Court, held last Wednesday, 20, in the city of Brasília, with nine votes to two in favor of the decision. Robinho’s defense is also working with a statement at the STJ, contesting points of the ruling, and then an extraordinary appeal at the STF.