The 39-year-old Alves was accused by an unnamed woman of groping her in intimate places against her will at the end of last December while visiting a nightclub in Barcelona. Police former star Paris St. Germain or Barcelona was arrested in January and the court sent the player to custody. Bail requests have been repeatedly rejected by the judge.
During a rich and long career, Alves won over 40 trophies. He won six titles with Barcelona and won the Champions League three times. He has also been involved in Sevilla, Juventus, Paris St. Germain or Sao Paulo. He played 126 games for the Brazilian national team. The year before last, he won the Olympic gold in Tokyo, and last year in Qatar, he took part in the World Championships for the third time. After the outbreak of the current scandal, he lost his engagement with the Mexican club UNAM Pumas.