In his first statement after being released from jail, Brazilian star Dani Alves confirmed that he had gotten used to life in prison after spending more than a year behind bars. Alves talked about the time he spent in jail and his life there: "Wherever I go, I live. I adapt to everything, because for me, it is not the place that makes the person, but the person who makes the place," he said in his first statement to the newspaper "EL PERIDICO."
Alves also informed the Spanish newspaper "EL PERIDICO" that he appears in court in Barcelona every Friday, stating, "This is what I have to do. I go to court every Friday, and that's it. I don’t have much else to do."
He did not wish to discuss his case, merely stating, "The game I have to play will remain in the corridors of the courts." Alves was sentenced by the primary court in Barcelona to 4 years and 6 months in prison for the rape of a girl in a nightclub in Barcelona on December 30, 2022.
However, the Spanish judiciary recently allowed the famous Brazilian player to be released from prison, requiring him to pay a bail of one million euros pending the consideration of the appeals he filed. The court also imposed additional precautionary measures against the former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain player, such as confiscating his passports (Brazilian and Spanish), prohibiting him from leaving the country, and requiring him to appear in court every Friday.
