{"id":53,"date":"2020-03-06T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T10:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/?p=53"},"modified":"2020-03-06T10:13:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T10:13:01","slug":"ronaldinho-arrested-in-paraguay-over-fake-passport-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyleaks.com\/ronaldinho-arrested-in-paraguay-over-fake-passport-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Ronaldinho arrested in Paraguay over fake passport claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brazil<\/a> football legend, Ronaldinho, has been arrested in Paraguay<\/a>\u00a0for allegedly using false documentation to enter the South American country.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, according to report<\/a> was detained in the Resort Yacht & Golf Club Paraguayo along with his brother Roberto on Wednesday night, the Ministry of Interior of Paraguay has confirmed.<\/p>\n

According to\u00a0La Nacion,<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>passports were found in the hotel bearing\u00a0the names of Ronaldinho and Roberto with Paraguayan nationality.<\/p>\n

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    Both the brothers remained in the hotel suite overnight, with Paraguayan authorities due to issue\u00a0a statement on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

    An official statement from the Paraguayan police had earlier revealed that Ronaldinho and his entourage had been invited to Paraguay by casino owner Nelson Belotti.<\/p>\n

    The former Brazil international was expected to hold several publicity events, with the media invited to witness his interaction with fans and dignitaries.<\/p>\n

    Ronaldinho is currently without a Brazilian passport<\/a>\u00a0because of an environmental fine he received in 2018.<\/p>\n

    The former\u00a0Barcelona<\/a>\u00a0star and his brother were convicted of illegally building a fishing trap at Lake Guaiba in 2015 without proper licensing in a permanent preservation area.<\/p>\n

    That conviction saw the duo handed an\u00a0$8.5 million (\u00a36.5m) fine in November 2018 and after failing to pay up, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice decided to stop Ronaldinho\u00a0from being able to leave the country.<\/p>\n

    Despite being unable to travel out of\u00a0Brazil, Ronaldinho was unveiled as one of the country’s new ambassadors for tourism in September last year.<\/p>\n

    Literally stranded in his homeland, the former\u00a0AC Milan<\/a>\u00a0star said at the time that\u00a0he was\u00a0trying to make the most of his situation\u00a0after accepting a role to promote Brazil’s tourism.<\/p>\n

    “Tourism is very important for generating jobs and regaining our image internationally,” Ronaldinho said at his unveiling as an ambassador.<\/p>\n