Ronaldinho to be freed from Paraguayan jail into house arrest


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 08 Apr 2020

FILE PHOTO: Paraguay police question Ronaldinho over alleged 'adulterated' passport - Paraguayan Public Ministry, Asuncion, Paraguay - March 5, 2020 Ronaldinho leaves the Paraguayan Public Ministry where he testified along with his brother Roberto de Asis REUTERS/Jorge Adorno/

ASUNCION (Reuters) - Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho Gaucho will be released from jail into house arrest in Paraguay on Tuesday after he and his brother paid $1.6 million in bail, the judge in his case said.

The former Barcelona, Paris St Germain and AC Milan midfielder, who won the World Cup with Brazil in 2002, was arrested on March 6 with his brother and business manager Roberto Assis.

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