Robinio: Court decision to direct veteran footballer to prison in Brazil

The developments in his case are rare. Italian court sentenced him in 2017 to nine years in prison for the rape of a woman, in 2013, when he played in Milan. Or she doesn’t publish her subjects, but now the veteran footballer is just before the prison bars. The Brazilian court decided that Robinio should serve the 9-year sentence imposed on him for rape, when he was in Italy, in a country prison with immediate effect. The majority of Brazilian court judges, decided to support Robinio’s conviction of rape by Italian courts, asking that the once international with the “selesao” footballer serve his sentence in Brazilian prisons. The Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) of Brazil by a majority of 9-2 decided that Robinio should serve Brazil the sentence of 9 years imposed upon him after his conviction in Italy for rape. In the case trial, the position of the rapporteur Francisco Falkao prevailed, who considered that there was no “constitutional or legal impediment” to the execution of the so-called ratification of the sentence. The meeting shall take place in the special court, composed of the 15 oldest judges of the STJ. At Wednesday’s (20/3), 12 of the judges participated. Vice-President Aug Fernandes chaired the session, noting that he would only vote in the event of a tie, but that did not have to be the case. The judges did not analyse the substance of the case, i.e. whether Robinio committed the rape or not. What was judged is whether the Italian court’s decision followed certain criteria and the once international Brazilian ace must serve the 9-year prison sentence in Brazil.