Manchester United Legend, Anderson, has been ordered to prison for failing to pay child maintenance.
The 36 year old former midfielder has been told he will have to serve time in a jail in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre unless he hands over the £45,000 he owes.
The decision was taken last week by a family court judge in the retired footballer’s home city but only became public overnight on Tuesday, September 10.
The Jail where ex-Brazil International Anderson who won the Premier League four times with United after signing for the club from Porto in July 2007 would have to serve his sentence has been identified locally with the Irmao Miguel Dario Prison.
The former footballer who also played for Fiorentina in Italy and International in his homeland before hanging up his boots aged just 31 is said to have been told he must serve 30 days behind bars unless he clears his child maintenance debt.
He has been offered the option of doing his prison time in a Semi open regime whereby he could work or study outside the jail during the day but return to sleep at night, according to respected Brazilian news website.
