Dani Alves makes money in prison
According to ElCaso.com, orders for Alves football shirts have quadrupled since the 39-year-old was behind bars. The sale of shirts for Barca, Juventus, PSG and Brazil - the teams Alves played for - with his signature also increased sharply.
This vibrant business spread to Brians 2 prison - where Alves is being held. According to Spanish newspaper Marca, an inmate was assigned to move around the prison and collect all the Alves jerseys sent by the inmate's family via courier.
This prisoner handed the shirt to the Brazilian defender for him to sign. Once completed, the shirts will be returned to each ward and other inmates will return them to their family or friends.
Inmates also charge a commission for each jersey, through packs of cigarettes or various products available in the prison shop.
According to Marca, Alves will continue this routine while waiting for the date of the trial to be announced. At the end of February, the Brazilian defender was denied bail by the Spanish Court and will have to spend time in jail until trial. Marca predicts it could take up to a year and a half to determine a trial date for the case.
Earlier, Spanish media reported that Alves was "completely depressed and very worried", even asking for solitary confinement, going on a hunger strike, sometimes fasting all day, after his wife Joana Sanz publicly announced that she had cut ties. generation.
On March 15, the Spanish supermodel posted a handwritten letter on Instagram announcing her separation from Alves, emphasizing that she has experienced "horror months" since her husband was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting at a nightclub. in Barcelona. Joana insists she always has love for Alves, but wants to "turn to a new page in life".
Hours later, Ney Alves - Alves' brother - posted a video of a man talking to Joana on Instagram. This person said: "Never expect attention, recognition or loyalty from anyone. We must be vigilant, because it is the person who does good to you who tomorrow will throw you. to the ground and crush you mercilessly".
On March 24, Ney Alves continued to have a message aimed at Joana. He wrote: "You can be sure that all the evil you are doing will come back to you, for God is faithful and just. And the law of sowing never fails."
Alves' mother, Dona Lucia and ex-wife Dana Dinorah also repeatedly expressed support and affirmed the Brazilian defender's innocence.
On the morning of January 20, Alves was arrested by police at the Mossos d'Esquadra de Les Corts station, Barcelona city, Spain and taken to the Ciutat de la Justicia court. Since then, he has been held at Brians Prison 1 without bail. After three nights, Alves was transferred to Brians 2 - where most of the prisoners were accused of sexual assault.
According to the victim's testimony, Alves forced her to sit on her body, slapped her, pushed her to the floor and forced her to have sex - something she actively resisted - in the toilet of the VIP section of the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona in the evening. 12/30. She was then taken to the Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, where she was examined for traces of biological evidence.
