The Barcelona court’s decision to grant Dani Alves parole has generated controversy, both in Spain and Brazil. And one of the people who did not hide her astonishment was Irene Montero, former Spanish Minister of Equality, who left a comment on social media, which even received a response from the defender’s brother. The former government official wrote on Twitter that the player’s release “is a dangerous message of lack of protection for women”. “Powerful men can buy your freedom,” she shot, adding: “We need justice to be feminist and equal for everyone.” Ney Alves, the player’s brother, responded to the now ‘Podemos’ candidate for the European elections. “No Irene, if Dani Alves is free today it’s because the judge sees contradictions in the victim’s version”, he wrote in Instagram stories.
He later made other publications, insisting on his brother’s innocence. “The victim lied”, “Daniel is innocent”, “the whole world will regret the cruelty they did to Dani Alves. God is faithful”.
It should be remembered that, despite being granted parole, after being accused and sentenced to four and a half years in prison for raping a young woman in a nightclub in Barcelona, on December 31, 2022, Dani Alves has not yet left from jail, as he needs to deposit bail, set at 1 million euros, and at this point his bank accounts are frozen.
