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Robinho Speaks From Prison, Denies Special Treatment in New Video

His confinement stems from Brazil's 2024 enforcement of Italy's sentence following a refused extradition.

Overview

  • In a video released by the Taubaté Community Council, the 41-year-old says his food, sleep schedule, work and visits are the same as other inmates and that he holds no leadership role.
  • Robinho describes a routine focused on resocialization at Tremembé’s P2 unit, adding that he only plays football on Sundays when there is no assigned work.
  • He has been incarcerated since March 2024 to serve a nine-year term after Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice recognized the Italian conviction by a 9–2 vote.
  • Italian courts found him guilty of participating in a 2013 group sexual assault, a verdict made final by Rome’s Court of Cassation in 2022 before Italy’s extradition request was denied by Brazil.
  • His defense has repeatedly sought release or a reduced term, including a request to subtract 50 days for a vocational course, but Brazilian courts have rejected those bids.