A Barcelona court has rejected an appeal to overturn bail granted to a former Brazil footballer who was convicted of rape. The player, aged 40, had been in prison since January 2023 before being released on bail after paying €1 million ($1.08m).
The former Barcelona star was sentenced to 4½ years in prison on Feb. 22 for sexually assaulting a woman in a Barcelona nightclub in 2022. The state Prosecutors' Office and the victim appealed against the sentence, arguing that the risk of the player fleeing had increased following the guilty verdict.
