Ronaldinho in court over fake Paraguay passport
Two-times Ballon d’ Or winner, Ronaldinho was in court on Saturday facing trial in Paraguay for allegedly using a fake passport to enter the South American nation, according to Sky Sports.along with his brother Roberto by the Paraguay police last Wednesday night for alleged falsification of documentation.Prosecutors are seeking to extend the detention of the former Barcelona attacking midfielder and his brother.
At the same time, defence lawyer Sergio Queiroz says both Ronaldinho and Roberto should be unfettered because they are not a threat or flight risk. Ronaldinho and his brother said the documents were offered as a gift by a Brazilian businessman, Wilmondes Sousa Liria, who has been jailed, and their reasons for traveling to Paraguay was for business.
The 39-year-old is currently without a Brazilian passport because of an environmental fine he received in 2018.from football in 2018. The 2002 World Cup winner won many honours during his glittering career with Fluminense, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan including a World Cup with Brazil in 2002, the Ballon d’Or in 2005, and the Champions League with Barcelona in 2005-06.
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