Anderson handed prison sentence for failing to pay child support

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·23 September 2025

Anderson handed prison sentence for failing to pay child support

Anderson, former FC Porto player, has been sentenced by the Brazilian courts to a prison term of up to 30 days, which will be suspended upon payment of more than 1.3 million reais, about 164 thousand euros, relating to unpaid child support debts.

The arrest warrant is valid for two years; to avoid imprisonment, Anderson will have to pay the outstanding amount in full.

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Capped eight times for Brazil, the 37-year-old midfielder played for FC Porto between 2005 and 2007, before being transferred to Manchester United for over 30 million euros. The last club of his career was Adana Demirspor in Turkey, after spells at Internacional, Coritiba, Fiorentina, and Grêmio, where he completed his youth development.

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