In 2005, Edinho was arrested for money laundering and drug trafficking. He appealed the sentence and was allowed to remain free during his appeal.
In 2014, he was given a 33-year sentence for the charges but adamantly denies any involvement. A court reduced the sentence to 12 years and 10 months, but Edinho must serve his sentence in jail.
In 2017, Edinho started to serve his sentence in prison but was given a semi-open regime in the following year. In September 2019, he was given the open regime.
On November 1, 2019, Edinho returned to Santos as a development coordinator. In October of the following year, he was named manager of the Under 23s.