Robinho delivers passport to Justice – 03/29/2023 – Sport

José Eduardo Alckmin, Robinho’s lawyer, informed this Wednesday (29) that he handed over the former player’s passport to the Justice. Minister Francisco Falcão had determined the measure last week, but the representative said that the former athlete already wanted to hand over the travel document voluntarily.

Delivery of the passport is a guarantee that Robinho will not leave the country until the STJ (Superior Court of Justice) decides whether or not he should be arrested. The measure is common in cases where there is a risk that the defendant will leave Brazil and stay away from the effects of the law.

The case rapporteur will analyze the arguments for and against the arrest of the former player. There is still no date for the trial and, until then, Robinho is free to move around the country. Sentenced to nine years in prison for rape in Italy, he lives on the coast of São Paulo.

Earlier this Wednesday afternoon, the STJ allowed Anacrim (National Association of Criminal Advocacy) to be part of the process that could lead Robinho to prison. The association defends the freedom of the former player.

Anacrim asked and the STJ accepted it as “amicus curiae” in the action. An “amicus curiae” (friend of the court) can participate in the proceedings, present documents and argue orally at the trial.

According to the STJ, Anacrim was accepted to guarantee “parity of arms” in the action. Earlier, Minister Falcão had already allowed the participation of the Brazilian Women’s Union, an entity in favor of Robinho’s arrest. The possibility of a Brazilian serving a sentence given by another country is controversial and opposes jurists.