The Web Panics Over Fake News of Dani Alves' Suicide Amidst Sexual Assault Conviction

A tweet about X, apparently from a profile linked to a comedian-troll, was enough to drive the web crazy. "Dani Alves has committed suicide," was the fake news launched that created panic among many fans. The former Brazilian footballer is detained in Spain after being convicted of sexual assault. Football, Dani Alves sentenced to 4 and a half years for sexual violence. The denial from Dani Alves' brother Dani Alves' brother, Ney Alves, denied the news through his own Instagram profile. His video went viral and reassured everyone who had feared the worst for the former Seleção full-back. "How much cruelty in human beings. You have already condemned him for the words of a woman who entered a men's bathroom for what only she knows. He has already been convicted. Isn't that enough? He's in prison. Now the madness is that you want his death. You want to see my brother dead. But how much cruelty is this? My father is over 70 years old. My mother is over 60. You don't have a family, right? These pages that continue to spread these things. May God have mercy on you," Ney said in the denial video. The conviction of Dani Alves Dani Alves was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months for sexual violence by section 12 of the Barcelona court last February 22. The 40-year-old former Barcelona, Juventus, and PSG was sentenced at the end of the trial which concluded on February 7 and which after 15 days led to the judges' verdict. The facts referred to in the sentence occurred in an area of the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona, on the night between December 30 and 31, 2022. Dani Alves has been in prison since January 20, 2023, and was in the Can Brians 2 penitentiary for just over a year. The footballer has always claimed that the relations were consensual, while the girl who reported him has always maintained her position. The Prosecution had asked for 9 years of imprisonment; the Brazilian risked up to 12 years as the maximum penalty. In the end, Dani Alves received 4. After the decision of the Barcelona Court, the defense of the Brazilian footballer could still appeal to the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia and, subsequently, to the Supreme Court. The news of the alleged death had alarmed the entire football world. However, the news was fake, as reiterated by the brother.