At 40 years old, Robinho he won’t get out of prison. Detained since March 2024 in Tremembé prison, near São Paulo, the former AC Milan striker is serving his sentence in Brazil after being sentenced to 9 years in prison by Italian justice for a gang rape incident that took place in Milan in 2013 against a young woman. He is currently serving his sentence in Penitentiary 2, in Tremembé, São Paulo.
The indiscretion
However, 11 judges of Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court must vote to decide whether Robinho can be put on probation or whether he should remain in pre-trial detention. UOL Export revealed that 9 judges had already expressed their opinion and 7 of them had voted in favor of maintaining the detention. There would therefore only be two judges left, but the sentence now seems final.
The indignation of the Brazilian Football Federation
The Brazilian Federation also expressed its opinion regarding the Robinho affair, distancing itself with harsh words. Ednaldo Rodriguespresident of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF), said it was “one of the most disastrous chapters in Brazilian football”.
“It is shameful that a player feels comfortable committing this type of perversity, taking advantage of what he has achieved and thinking that through sport he will somehow be protected from any punishment. The two cases, which involve players who have been stars of the Brazilian national team, one of the greatest cultural icons, cannot end only with the conviction of the two perpetrators. It is essential that the courageous attitude of the victims inspires more and more women not to remain silent in the face of such atrocities. all his managers and the technical commission of the Brazilian team, stand in solidarity with the victims of the two brutal crimes committed by the former players. Machismo prevails in football and men must be on the front line to fight not only sexual violence, but all types of violence.” .