Former Manchester United midfielder Anderson has been ordered to serve time in prison for failing to pay child maintenance.
The 36-year-old has been told he must serve 30 days in a jail in Porto Alegre, Brazil, unless he pays the £45,000 he owes in child support.
According to Brazilian news outlet GZH, as relayed The Sun, Anderson has been offered the option to serve his sentence in a “semi-open” regime, allowing him to work or study outside the jail during the day while returning to sleep in prison at night.