Alves, 41, was found guilty in February 2024 of sexually assaulting someone at a nightclub in Barcelona in December 2022. In March 2024, he was freed on bond as all parties awaited the resolution of any appeals filed against the original decision.
Alves' appeal was granted by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia after a four-judge panel determined that the original conviction contained "inaccuracies."
Judges Maria Jesus Manzano, Roser Bach, Manuel Alvarez, and Maria Angels Vivas made up the appeals panel. They reasoned that the first decision had "a number of gaps, inaccuracies, inconsistencies, and contradictions regarding the facts, the legal assessment, and its consequences."
The prosecution's two appeals were denied by the court; the public prosecution's office had asked for a nine-year sentence increase and partial annulment of the original sentence, while the private prosecution had asked for a 12-year sentence increase.
After his defense submitted €1 million ($1.08 million at current exchange rates) as bail, Alves was released from prison in March. Alves' defense had requested bail while all parties awaited the outcome of the appeals.
The prosecution's two appeals were denied by the court; the public prosecution's office had asked for a nine-year sentence increase and partial annulment of the original sentence, while the private prosecution had asked for a 12-year sentence increase.
After his defense submitted €1 million ($1.08 million at current exchange rates) as bail, Alves was released from prison in March. Alves' defense had requested bail while all parties awaited the outcome of the appeals.
Alves had to turn in his Brazilian and Spanish passports to Spanish police as part of the terms of his bail, which also prohibited him from leaving the nation.
He had been in Catalonia's Brians 2 prison for the past 14 months before being freed on bail.
As part of an investigation into a reported sexual assault at a Barcelona nightclub, local police detained Alves in January 2023.
Alves allegedly sexually assaulted a 23-year-old woman at the Sutton nightclub, according to the Spanish public prosecutor's office. He disputed the accusations against him on several occasions.
He had been in Catalonia's Brians 2 prison for the past 14 months before being freed on bail.
As part of an investigation into a reported sexual assault at a Barcelona nightclub, local police detained Alves in January 2023.
Alves allegedly sexually assaulted a 23-year-old woman at the Sutton nightclub, according to the Spanish public prosecutor's office. He disputed the accusations against him on several occasions.