Former soccer player Robinho delivered his passport to the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) today (29). The measure was complied with by the defense of the former athlete after a decision by Minister Francisco Falcão, who determined that the document be safeguarded by the court secretary. Last week, when determining the retention of the passport, Falcão cited an eventual attempt to flee the country by the former player and the seriousness of the crime of which he is accused to justify Robinho’s ban on leaving Brazil. The request for seizure of the document was made by the Brazilian Union of Women, an entity that was authorized by the minister to monitor the progress of the case and speak out on the matter in court. Robinho is the subject of a request for approval of the foreign sentence, required by the Italian government, where the former player was convicted in three instances of involvement in a collective rape, which occurred inside a Milan nightclub, in 2013. nine years in prison. Italy had requested Robinho’s extradition. The Brazilian Constitution, however, does not provide for the possibility of extradition of natural-born citizens. For this reason, the European country decided to request the transfer of the former player’s sentence. Thus, the court will analyze whether the conviction can be recognized and enforced in Brazil. During the processing of the request, Robinho’s defense informed the STJ that he intended to hand over the passport spontaneously and that the former player is interested in collaborating with the Justice.
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