Dani Alves could be released from prison as soon as July 20 this year, it has emerged.

The former Barcelona and Brazil defender was sentenced to four-and-a-half years in jail on Thursday after he was found guilty of raping a woman at a Spanish nightclub in the early hours of December 31, 2022.

The married 40-year-old father-of-two was on Thursday facing his first night behind bars as a convicted sex offender. He had been held on remand at Brians 2 Prison near the Catalan capital since his arrest in January last year.

While he was given a sentencing of 54 months, it has been revealed that he could be free in as few as five by receiving his provisional release.

Though the judge will have the final say on any early release, good behaviour could see Alves let out early having served a third of the sentence given to him.

The date Dani Alves could be released from prison has been revealed following his sentencing 

Prosecutors had been pushing for a 12-year sentence for the 40-year-old Brazilian after being convicted of raping a women at a Spanish nightclub in 2022

Prosecutors had been pushing for a 12-year sentence for the 40-year-old Brazilian after being convicted of raping a women at a Spanish nightclub in 2022

A 61-page ruling found Alves 'grabbed hold of the victim, threw her on the ground and prevented her from moving' during the act

A 61-page ruling found Alves ‘grabbed hold of the victim, threw her on the ground and prevented her from moving’ during the act

The woman he was found guilty of raping insisted the footballer had forced himself on her after hitting her

The woman he was found guilty of raping insisted the footballer had forced himself on her after hitting her

Alves’ sentence will run from when he was arrested in January 2023, meaning he has already served over a year and could be let out when a third has been served in July.

According to AS, however, it’s unlikely that will happen due to a potential return to Brazil from Spain.

In April 2025, meanwhile, he could be granted permission to sleep and spend weekends at home, again depending on good behaviour.

The woman he was found guilty of raping insisted the footballer had forced himself on her after hitting her when she gave her evidence in court behind a screen.

State prosecutors wanted him jailed for nine years and a lawyer acting for his victim had demanded he was caged for 12 years if convicted.

The three trial judges confirmed in a 61-page written ruling released after Alves learned his sentence in the behind-closed-doors court hearing they had taken into account as a ‘mitigating factor’ his pre-payment of the £128,000 (€150,000) he was ordered to give his victim as compensation.

They concluded she had danced with Alves before going voluntarily to a toilet next to Sutton’s VIP area the footballer had entered moments earlier in what they described as an apparent ‘prior agreement’ to ‘be with him in a more intimate space.’

But outlining what they ruled had been proven and had contributed to them convicting Alves, they added: ‘He tried to penetrate his victim by making use of his greater strength and throwing her on the floor and making her bang her knee.

Alves could be released as soon as July 20 - depending on good behaviour - having been held since January 2023

Alves could be released as soon as July 20 – depending on good behaviour – having been held since January 2023

Alves' lawyer Ines Guardiola confirmed after the decision that she would be appealing the decision made on Wednesday

Alves’ lawyer Ines Guardiola confirmed after the decision that she would be appealing the decision made on Wednesday

‘The victim asked Dani Alves to let her leave, making it clear she wanted to get out of there, but he didn’t let her.

‘Finding herself in that situation, in that small toilet without any option of being able to leave because Mr Alves was preventing her with the violent attitude he was demonstrating, she felt shocked and unable to react or breathe properly given the situation of anguish and terror she was experiencing.’

Alves’ lawyer Ines Guardiola revealed after the sentencing that the disgraced star will appeal the sentencing.

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Post source: Daily mail

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