Spanish Court Rejects Brazil Footballer’s Dani Alves Appeal Against Remand Over Sex Claim

Members of the media stand in front of the entrance of Brians 2 prison where Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves was taken after a judge ordered him to be jailed on remand without bail over an alleged sexual assault of a woman in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 21, 2023. Nacho Doce/Reuters

BARCELONA—A Spanish court rejected a request by Brazilian soccer player Dani Alves to be released from jail on remand as the investigation over an alleged sexual assault in a Barcelona night club continues, the regional court said on Tuesday.

The 39-year-old, who has denied any wrongdoing, was jailed on remand without bail on Jan. 20 after a local woman filed a complaint last month about an event at the exclusive Sutton nightclub in the city center. Police are investigating and the case remains open over a crime of sexual assault.