Dani Alves, free: the background behind the millionaire sum he paid for bail

Hours before, the former right back of Brazil40 years old, had deposited the bail that the Barcelona hearing. The court had granted him the measure on Wednesday, but until this Monday he had not been able to pay the bail that will allow him to wait in freedom until there is a final sentence.

“The bail of one million euros is declared enough (…) and consequently the freedom is decreed” of Dani Alves, the court noted in an order. The Brazilian, with a successful career in teams like Barcelona, Juventus either Paris Saint-Germainthe court also imposed other measures on him to be released provisionally until there is a final ruling, such as the withdrawal of his two passports, the obligation to appear weekly at the Court, not leave Spain and the prohibition of approaching the victim.

Dani Alves, financially affected and without support from Neymar’s father

Notably Daniel Alves He had been sentenced in February by that court to four and a half years in prison for having raped a woman in the bathrooms of a bowling alley in Barcelona at the end of 2022. The court also sentenced him to five additional years of probation, a restraining order from the victim for nine and a half years and the payment of compensation of 150,000 euros.

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One of the arguments for provisionally releasing Dani Alves on bail is that, although a certain risk of escape “persists”, it has decreased.

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The sentence was appealed by both the defense of the former defender of Brazil, who during the trial requested his acquittal, as well as by the prosecution, who wants to stiffen the sentence. These appeals can take months to resolve. The Barcelona hearing He granted provisional release one day after a hearing in which the Brazilian’s defense requested this measure, alleging that his client had already served a quarter of the sentence received.

The father of Neymar, who helped him financially after his arrest, denied helping him now that he is already convicted. According to his defense, the economic situation of Daniel Alves was very resentful due to her arrest in January 2023, which implied, among others, the suspension of her contract with Cougarsof Mexico.

Barcelona except: with his luxurious mansion he paid the bail

The magistrates recognized that the true economic situation of Daniel Alves “it is not known”, but it can be presumed that it still has a “comfortable financial solvency.” In the midst of this unknown, Lorena Vazquezpresenter of the program Public mirrorspoke with the lawyer Montse Suarezwho explained how the Brazilian could have paid the bail: “It may be in cash, but they have not thought about the mansion that this person has that is worth 5 million euros, because this law also allows, in the absence of money, to be able to present a deed of your property and to be able, therefore, to refute that provisional freedom.”

The home in question is located in one of the most exclusive areas of Barcelona and was acquired in 2010, when Daniel Alves He joined the Catalan club and was still married to his ex-wife Dinorah Santa Ana, who remained as co-owner. The mansion has 655 square meters, of which 543 are habitable, offering various areas for leisure and rest, a modernist decoration with a predominance of whites and browns, high ceilings, and open rooms. It should be noted that this same property will be where he will take refuge after achieving parole.

Although Daniel Alves It has assets of 55 million euros, according to estimates Celebrity Net Worth, the exlateral faces economic problems. The accounts of him in Brazil are locked and in Spain It has two: one without a balance and another with 51,000 euros, with a judicial seizure of 50,000.