Former Manchester United star faces jail time after winning numerous trophies with the club.
During Anderson's tenure at the Red Devils between July 2007 and January 2014, he won a UEFA Champions League trophy and four Premier League titles.
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Currently, however, things are very different for the Brazilian, with the retired player possibly facing jail time, according to Brazilian news site GZH.
According to reports, a family court judge has sentenced the former midfielder to prison for nonpayment of child support.
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The 36-year-old was also given the option of either serving a sentence at the Irmao Miguel Dario Prison, located in the city of Porto Alegre, or paying the £45 000 (about R1 million) fee he currently owes.
Unless he clears the child maintenance debt attached to his name, the former FC Porto star has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars.
According to reports, the retired midfielder has been offered the chance to serve his time in a "semi-open system" which would allow him to work or study outside of prison, but he would be required to return to his cell at night to sleep.
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In 2015, Anderson returned to Brazil where he played for Internacional and Coritiba FC before moving to Turkey to play for Adana Demirspor, where he retired in 2019.