The state president of Brazil has called for former Manchester City star Robinho to be locked up.
The retired footballer was handed a nine-year prison sentence in 2022 for his involvement in the gang-rape of a young Albanian woman in a nightclub in Milan in 2013.
While he was found guilty of the charges in 2017 in Italy, an international arrest warrant was issued in 2022 by the Italian Supreme Court but the order has not been carried out as the former Real Madrid attacker has been living in Brazil.
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The South American country's constitution prohibits the extradition of its citizens. The matter has since been handed over to the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice, who are scheduled to make decision on 20 March whether to send Robinho to a jail in Brazil for his crime in Italy.
The nation's president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has condemned the 40-year-old, insisting he should pay the price for his actions.
In an interview with SBT television network, the Brazil head of state said: "Everyone who commits rape must be imprisoned. People need to learn that sexual relation is not just about the desire of one party, it's about the agreement of the parties.
"So a man, a young man who has money, a rich young man, a famous young man, committing a rape, and collectively one, and who thinks he hasn't committed a crime, thinks he was drunk? Shame on you.
"Rape is an unforgivable crime, so people have to be condemned. They have to be on trial and they have to be convicted.
"Robinho has already been convicted in Italy, and he was supposed to be serving time here, now he's going to be on trial this month, and I hope he pays the price for his irresponsibility."
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