Brazil judge rejects Robinho's appeal, maintains order for immediate arrest - G1

People pass near the entrance of the residential condominium named Acapulco where Brazilian soccer player Robinho has one of his houses, after the Special Court of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice upheld the Italian court's sentence for rape against Robinho, in Guaruja, Brazil, March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Updated
Mar 22, 2024, 06:28 AM
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Mar 22, 2024, 06:28 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO - Brazilian Supreme Court judge Luiz Fux rejected a habeas corpus petition by former soccer player Robinho's legal team, maintaining the order for his immediate arrest, local news website G1 reported on Thursday.

On Wednesday, a different court ruled that Robinho must immediately serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape in Brazil, after being convicted in Italy in 2017. REUTERS

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