Robinho will be taken to a prison in Tremembe, about 150 kilometers (95 miles) southeast of Sao Paulo, the nation's most populous city.
Former Manchester City and Real Madrid striker Robinho will serve a nine-year rape sentence, imposed on him by an Italian court, in Brazil, judges in Brasilia ruled on Wednesday.
“The prisoner will undergo an examination at the , a custody hearing and will be sent to the penitentiary system.” A court in Brasilia agreed Wednesday, by nine votes to two, and on Thursday court president Maria Thereza de Assis Moura signed a document paving the way for a warrant to be issued for Robinho’s incarceration.
His lawyers had filed a request to the Supreme Court to allow him to remain free while challenging the latest court decision.The footballer, who protests his innocence, told Brazilian network TV Record in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the sex had been consensual and accused the Italian justice system of racism.
Robinho’s case and that of former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain defender Dani Alves have sparked criticism over the failure of football authorities in Brazil to condemn violence against women.
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