Public prosecutors had reportedly opposed his request, arguing that he posed a high-flight risk.
A Barcelona court on Wednesday said that former Brazil international footballer, Dani Alves, who was convicted for rape will be released from jail pending an appeal against his rape conviction in exchange for posting bail of one million euros ($1.08 million).
France 24 reports that the ruling came a day after Alves’ lawyer requested the 40-year-old's release on grounds that he had already served a quarter of his four-and-a-half-year sentence in pre-trial detention following his arrest in January 2023.
The court in its ruling granted the international footballer "provisional release" in exchange for "the bail payment of 1,000,000 euros" also requiring he hand over his Spanish and Brazilian passports, remain in Spain and present himself to court "on a weekly basis".
Public prosecutors had reportedly opposed his request, arguing that he posed a high-flight risk.
Alves, who is said to be one of the world's most decorated footballers who played for Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, was sentenced on February 22 after being convicted of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.
His lawyers swiftly appealed the conviction.
Prosecutors said that the victim who testified behind a screen to protect her identity, said Alves had violently forced her to have sex in a private bathroom of the nightclub despite begging him to release her, causing her "anguish and terror".
But Alves' lawyers had argued that the victim had been "glued" to the player while dancing at the nightclub, saying there was "sexual tension" between them.
However, in its 61-page decision, the court reportedly said that Alves’ lawyers’ argument did not mean "that she consented to anything that might have subsequently happened."