Former Barcelona star Dani Alves posted a €1 million ($1.1 million) bail and was released from custody pending an appeal of his sexual assault conviction, according to ESPN's Sam Marsden.

As part of the terms for his bail, Alves will have to surrender his Spanish and Brazilian passports and make weekly check-ins with the court.

In February, the retired footballer was found guilty of sexual assault by a court in Barcelona and sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.

Alves was originally arrested in January 2023 after a woman alleged he had assaulted her at a nightclub in Barcelona the previous month.

The woman told prosecutors she entered one of the nightclub's bathrooms with Alves but was prevented by him from leaving. She alleged he slapped her and forcibly had sex with her.

Marsden wrote Alves "always maintained his innocence, but changed his story five times, eventually saying he did have sex with the victim but that he lied to hide his infidelity to his wife."

Ester García, who represents the victim in the case, told Spanish outlet RAC1 (via Marsden) she was "really dissatisfied with this decision" regarding Alves' bail.

"Justice is being done for the rich," she said. "It is scandalous that they free someone because they can get €1 million in no time."

Alves was signed to Mexican club Pumas UNAM at the time of his arrest. Pumas terminated his contract in the wake of his arrest.