From shining on the courts, to being locked up in a prison known as “hell on Earth.” That is the reality of the former Real Madrid star, Robinho (40)who is serving nine years in prison, after being convicted of participating in a gang rape.
According to the ruling, the player of soccer Brazilian man, along with five other men, raped an Albanian woman in a nightclub in Milan, Italy, in 2013. At that time, he was a player for AC Milan.
Already in 2017, with the investigation and hearings done, Robinho was declared guilty by the Italian court. His sentence was nine years in prison, however, the player denied the charges and appealed the verdict and, In March 2024, Brazil’s High Court voted in favor of the man serving his sentence in Brazil, his country of origin.
Now, He is in a Brazilian prison in Sao Pauloalong with other prisoners who are murderers and rapists, in a small eight-square-meter concrete block.
This is what the former player does while serving his sentence.
This is the prison where Robinho is serving his sentence
According to the British newspaper The Sun, The former soccer player is distracting himself with a basic electronics course that lasts 600 hours, thanks to a prison work program designed by the Brazilian Universal Institute to teach skills to inmates.
This is so that once released, he can reintegrate more easily into society. Once the workshop was completed, the man would have the skills to fix radios, televisions and other appliances.
According to Mario Rosso Vale, Robinho’s lawyer, “It’s hard to say if he’s enjoying it or not, but it’s helping him pass the time.”
“Robinho keeps his head down and moves forward calmly. “He is being an exemplary prisoner and has had no problems with other prisoners.”
Furthermore, his defender revealed that They gave him some soccer shoes so that he can participate in the games that are organized during the prisoners’ recreation time.
According to The Sun, Prisons in Brazil have “notoriously horrible living conditions, with overcrowding, violence, harsh punishments and gang wars, which are just a few of the many problems underfunded facilities face.”
