Ronaldinho, 40, has once again become the focus of fans around the world. On Wednesday night, Ronaldinho was arrested by Paraguayan, the former Barca superstar, along with his brother Assis, using a forged Paraguayan passport and Paraguayan IDENTITY card. On Thursday, the Ronaldinho brothers were released, but on Friday night there was a reversal: the younger brothers, who were preparing to flee back to Brazil overnight, were arrested by Paraguay and are now in prison.
Ronaldinho had planned to attend a children's charity event in Paraguay for the signing of his new book, The Life of a Genius. However, on Wednesday night, Paraguayans raided the hotel where Ronaldinho was staying, and found Xiao luo's forged Paraguayan passport and Paraguayan identity card, and the world-famous former football superstar was immediately arrested. After 8 hours of interrogation, Xiao Luo and his brother were released.
On Friday, the Paraguayan side held a six-hour hearing, attended by the Ronaldinho brothers. At this hearing, the Xiaoluo brothers could not clear their charges, and the Paraguayan side determined that the Xiaoluo brothers did not have the qualifications to legally leave the country (leave Paraguay).
The night after the hearings (Friday night), Paraguayan authorities arrested Ronaldinho and his brother Assis overnight. Judging from the video at the scene, Xiao Luo was arrested in handcuffs, with a tired face but with an iconic smile. According to the plan, the Luo brothers are ready to leave Paraguay for Brazil on Saturday morning, but for now, the brothers can only stay in prison for a while. The prison currently houses a number of "well-known" prisoners, such as the Brazilian drug dealer nicknamed Marcelo Piloto, the senior Paraguayan official Miguel Cuevas and others.
Ronaldinho's forged Paraguayan passports and identity cards have been confiscated, and the use of forged passports and identity cards in accordance with the terms of the Paraguayan public prosecutor's office ranges from fines to 5 years in prison. However, the Ronaldinho brothers cooperated with the investigation, admitted their mistakes and committed no crimes in Paraguay, and the Paraguayan side would consider sentencing as appropriate. The brazilian businessman Wilmunds Sousa, who provided Xiao Luo with a fake passport, has also been jailed.
If paraguay is seriously investigated, Ronaldinho may face heavy fines. "I respect Ronaldinho's achievements in sport, but the law is the law and must be followed, no matter who you are." Paraguay noted.
After retiring in 2015, Ronaldinho worked on projects in Brazil to damage the environment, refusing to pay the fine, and The younger Luo (and his brother Assis) had their passports confiscated and 57 properties seized. However, Ronaldinho is far from bankruptcy, and the BBC sources say that Ronaldinho's wealth is between 80 million and 100 million pounds (equivalent to 700 million to 900 million yuan), and he published an advertisement on the social platform INS, earning 150,000 pounds (equivalent to 1.36 million yuan).