Robinho He is already one of the highest-profile prisoners in the Brazilian prison service. In the early hours of this Friday, and after completing the protocol administrative steps, the former soccer player He was taken by the Federal Police to the Tremembé prison155 kilometers north of Saint Paul. In principle, and according to the press in that country, the athlete will be isolated in a cell, subjected to an “observation” process. Then, the prison authorities will decide with whom he will share his place: there he will have to spend the next nine yearsperiod to which he was sentenced in Italia by gang rape of an Albanian womanoccurred in Milan in 2013. The Brazilian supreme court accepted the Europeans’ request for approval of the sentence on Wednesday, and ordered his fulfillment in effective prison. The lawyers of Robinho They presented a request for habeas corpus so that he could remain free until all resources had been exhausted. The request was denied and, hours later, the former Brazilian national team star went to prison.
“Penalty number two of Tremembé It is known for receiving prisoners involved in cases of great national repercussion, who are not leaders of criminal factions. The building was inaugurated in 1955 and has semi-open and closed pavilions,” the portal states. Globosporte. And he adds: “Among the best-known detainees who passed through Tremembé in recent years are Suzane von Richtofen, imprisoned for killing her parents in 2002; her accomplice, Cristian Cravinhos; Elize Matsunagaconvicted of killing her husband Marcos Matsunagaand the former goalkeeper Edinhoson of Skin, imprisoned for money laundering and drug trafficking.” He is also in that prison Roger Abdelmassihan 80-year-old doctor who was an expert in assisted fertilization and later known as “Doctor Horror”: He was sentenced to 173 years in prison for abusing 39 patients. In 2019, the Brazilian Supreme Court suspended the transfer of the current president to that prison. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silvainvolved in a case of corruption and money laundering.
CNN Brazilfor its part, details what Robinho’s daily routine will be like in the prison: “He will be in a special pavilion and may even share a cell with ‘Doctor Horror’. It is expected that this Friday morning the former Manchester City and Real Madrid footballer – among other teams – will receive his prisoner kit. “Includes pants, coat, white shirt, cup and spoon. In addition, Robinho will also have to cut his hair and have his photo taken. Initially, the former footballer will be in observation for 7 to 15 days, a period in which it will be determined exactly where he will remain in the pavilion. During that time he will remain in an isolated cell. After that period, will begin to see the light of daylike the rest of the inmates. You will have two sunbaths per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, lasting two hours each.”, specified CNN Brazil.
The news portal went deeper: “Meals will be taken exclusively inside the cell, without access to the prison cafeteria. The former player will have the right to breakfast, lunch and dinner with fruit. As for visits, Robinho will only be able to receive them 30 days after he enters Tremembé. They will only be allowed on weekends, in a reserved recreational space. The former footballer must inform the names of the people who will visit him in prison“, he pointed CNN Brazil.
The Superior Court of Justice of Brazil ruled on Wednesday that Robinho will have to serve in his native country the sentence he received in 2017 after being found guilty of gang rape of a woman in a Milan nightclub, when he was a Rossonero player in 2013. taking advantage of the fact that the victim was unconscious after being forced to ingest alcohol in large quantities. The judges of that seat They voted 9-2 to ratify the former forward’s conviction who played for Real Madrid, in Spain; in Manchester City, in England, and in Milan, Italy. Brazil does not extradite its citizens, so Italy requested their imprisonment in their country of origin. This begins to happen since the process progressed and it was ordered that he not continue at his home and pay the sentence. Maria Thereza de Assis Moura has now signed the document that allowed him to be arrested.
Days ago, the Brazilian, whose private audios incriminate himpointed out racism as responsible for his punishment in an extensive interview with TV Record. “If my trial were for a white Italian, it would be different. Without a doubt”, he questioned, stating that he is innocent. “I only played four years in Italy and I am tired of seeing stories of racism. Unfortunately, this continues to this day. It was in 2013, we are in 2024. The same ones who do nothing with this type of acts (racism) are the same ones who condemned me”, he assured.
The judicial decision against Robinho coincides with the case of another Brazilian footballer, Dani Alvessentenced last month to four and a half years in prison for raping a young woman in a nightclub in 2022 in Barcelona. A Spanish court on Wednesday authorized the full-back to be released from prison if he pays a bail of one million euros (almost 1.1 million dollars), while the appeals against his sentence are resolved. The decision of that court was criticized by the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. “The money that Daniel Alves has, the money that someone could lend him, cannot redeem the offense of a man towards a woman that he raped,” said the president. Lula had also requested Robinho’s imprisonment last week.considering that he had to “pay the price for his irresponsibility” for an “unforgivable” crime.