Ronaldinho soon released? That's what his lawyers want to believe. They are indeed evaluating the options for the Brazilian to be permanently free in the coming days after a source close to the prosecution told ESPN they were willing to discuss a plea bargain in his criminal case.
It began four months ago after the former PSG and FC Barcelona star was arrested in Paraguay in possession of a false passport. After paying a deposit of $ 800,000 (the same amount for his brother, Roberto Assis, also imprisoned), the Ballon d'Or 2005 was released from prison and placed under house arrest in a luxury hotel in Asuncion, the Paraguayan capital, with the obligation not to leave it.
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Ronaldinho had told local authorities during a hearing that the passports were a gift from a Brazilian businessman, Wilmondes Sousa Liria, also imprisoned.
Sources told ESPN that Ronaldinho could be offered a plea bargain as the case continues to be delayed due to coronavirus restrictions. Those same sources say plea bargaining could include entering a guilty plea for the forged passports, paying another fine, or reporting monthly to the judge in the case. A total release is therefore envisaged from August when the public prosecutor has six months to investigate this case. Also according to ESPN , Ronaldinho would have suggested that in the event of release, he and his brother would go to Porto Alegre (Brazil) to see their mother and their sister before "going into exile" in Spain to settle there. . Definitely!
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