On Tuesday, the Alves ** case entered the second day of trial, and more content was leaked to the outside world. As many as 21 witnesses were called for the second day of hearing, following the first day of hearing the testimony of the alleged victim, the victim's friend and cousin, and the two attendants and porters of Sutton***, who was said to be at the scene of the crime. The 21 include Alves' ex-wife, Sans, and Alves' friend Bruno Brasier, who was charged with a 23-year-old woman in Sutton on the night of December 30, 2022, when the former Brazilian right-back was charged with a 23-year-old woman in the bathroom.
The first witness to appear in court was Sutton *** General Manager Robert Massanet. Massanete, who claimed to have been the first to notice the plaintiff's unusual mood, walked over to find out what was going on when he noticed three young women, including the plaintiff, crying and talking to the doorman in front of the nightclub. And at the moment when Massanet passed, Alves stepped out of the exit, and the plaintiff immediately said: "He did it." Massanete then moved the three to a quieter, private room: "She (the plaintiff) was very depressed and wanted to go home, but I needed to understand what was going on. She told me that she entered (the private toilet) voluntarily, but later came up with it but couldn't. She didn't think anyone would believe her. ”
In his testimony, Massanete mentioned that the plaintiffs did not initially want the club to initiate an agreement against the alleged ** case, "I think she explained that we had to do it." It was difficult for her to understand this practice because she just wanted to leave, to go home, but we managed to make her understand that it was our responsibility to activate the protocol. ”
Massanet was followed by Rafael Ledo, who served the VIP box that Alves and the plaintiff were supposed to meet on the night of the incident. Ledo confirmed that Alves was a regular Sutton, but his attitude that night was different, "He wasn't like usual, he was drunk or pumping." ”
A Sutton employee claimed to have treated the plaintiff's knee wound, which he considered a "burn", and said he had heard a conversation between the plaintiff and a friend: "She knew what she had put herself in, but she later regretted it and didn't want to stay there." He said the plaintiff was "very nervous" and "cried a lot" and that she didn't want to call the police but was persuaded by her friends.
The subsequent witness was the owner of the law firm where the plaintiff's friend interned, who had called the lawyer for legal advice, "and she said how they reacted to what happened." You can tell that even though she was nervous, she tried her best to cope with that environment. ”
Brashir was at the same booth 6 in the Sutton VIP box with Alves on the night of the incident, and he was accompanied by an interpreter in court, saying that Alves was very drunk at the time. Before they went to Sutton, they had dinner with two other friends at a restaurant, where they ordered a few bottles of wine, Alves filled one and a half bottles by himself, and drank two glasses of Japanese whisky. Brasil called Alves the one who drank the most in their group. They then went to the famous local nuba nightclub in Barcelona, where Alves drank four glasses of gin and tonic. Brasil highlighted Alves' drunkenness, saying that he had to drive to Sutton because Alves had lost consciousness to act soberly.
Brashir. When they arrived at Sutton, they ordered a three-liter bottle of champagne, and Brasil said she had invited the plaintiff and two of her companions into their private box. He said he was dancing with them and at some point Alves went to the bathroom and the plaintiff followed him. Brashir said Alves did not disclose any alleged plans before going to the bathroom. After Alves came out of the bathroom, they continued to dance until the three plaintiffs left. After a while, Alves and the others also chose to leave because they were too drunk. Later, Brasil drove Alves home. He said they did not meet the plaintiff or friends on the way out of Sutton because "the exit corridor was very dark".
Both the plaintiffs' attorneys and the prosecution team challenged Brashear's testimony at odds. During the pre-trial phase, Brasil also testified that Alves had left Sutton quickly because of stomach problems and that he had "only drunk half a glass". Brasil argues that this "half a cup" refers to his own drinking, not Alves.
Then 12 officers from the Catalan Police Department appeared in court. The investigating police officer said the plaintiff was "very hesitant to appear in court because of concerns about the many possible consequences of the matter." The policeman, who said that Alves knew the truth from the beginning, also contradicted the position of the defense, because Alves had changed defense lawyers twice since January last year. ** In their testimonies, they stressed the victim's nervousness and hesitation when she first called the police, as well as concerns about Alves' fame, "She doesn't need money, but she craves controversy."
Regarding the arrest of Alves, the police officer in charge of the execution explained that the reason why the arrest was chosen in the office was to "protect his privacy and prevent it from being filmed and leaked".
After a half-hour adjournment, another friend who was with Alves on the day of the incident sat on the witness stand, who had lunch with Alves and stayed together from 14:30 p.m. until 01:00 a.m., while Alves and Brasil arrived at the Sutton nightclub at 02:00 a.m., "We drank five bottles of wine and one bottle of whiskey". The manager of the four-person restaurant also testified that Alves was in a very different state when he left and when he entered the door.
The last witness was Alves' ex-wife, Sans. The presiding judge granted Sens immunity, but Sans chose to stand on the witness stand. That night, she said, Alves "came home drunk, drunk, walked and crashed into the closet, and ended up in bed."
Alves' ex-wife Sans (center).
Wednesday will be the final day of the Alves trial, and the Brazilian star will also make his final statement. The court will also hear detailed information and expert analysis of the evidence in the case, and it is expected that it will take 20 days to deliver a verdict. Alves still denies the allegations.