<p>Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho and his brother were "deceived" and will not face prosecution for travelling to Paraguay on false documents, officials said Thursday.</p>.<p>Prosecutor Federico Delfino said he had recommended not pursuing Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis Moreira.</p>.<p>"But on the condition of admitting committing the crime of which they are accused, in this case, the use of false documents," he said.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho's lawyer had earlier denied that he and his brother had used fake passports to enter Paraguay.</p>.<p>"We have proceeded to charge several people," Delfino told the press.</p>.<p>"Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto contributed relevant information to the investigation" and were then removed from the case.</p>.<p>The brothers were acting in "good faith" in receiving the falsified Paraguayan documents, he said.</p>.<p>"The information that they provided is very useful in disrupting a criminal organization dedicated to the production of false documents," he said.</p>.<p>Brazilian authorities withdrew Ronaldinho's passport in November 2018 after he failed to pay a $2.5 million fine for environmental damage incurred during the building of a property in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil.</p>.<p>The World Cup winner and his brother were questioned for more than seven hours by the public prosecutor in Asuncion.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho had been invited to the Paraguayan capital by a foundation for needy children, and to promote his new book.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old and his brother went to the prosecutor's office in the morning alongside Paraguayan lawyer Adolfo Marin.</p>.<p>"They decided voluntarily to stay and submit themselves to the public prosecutor's investigations," said Marin.</p>.<p>According to the inspector leading the investigation Gilberto Fleitas, Ronaldinho was given a fake passport by Brazilian businessman Wilmondes Sousa Lira, who has been arrested.</p>.<p>Marin said Ronaldinho had told the public prosecutor that the documents in question were given to him a month ago in Brazil.</p>.<p>Former two-time world player of the year Ronaldinho and his brother were detained on Wednesday at their hotel.</p>.<p>Their fake documents were detected upon arrival at the Asuncion international airport, according to Delfino.</p>.<p>The former Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain forward and his brother travelled using "doctored Paraguayan passports and fake identity cards," Delfino said.</p>.<p>However, Marin insisted that Ronaldinho had travelled with his own documents and was not subject to travel restrictions.</p>.<p>Marin added that the two Brazilians faced no restrictions on their movements in Asuncion.</p>.<p>Interior minister Euclides Acevedo earlier said Ronaldinho's celebrity would not spare him.</p>.<p>"As an authority, we couldn't ignore this irregularity," he said, adding that those who allowed Ronaldinho into the country would also be investigated. </p>
<p>Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho and his brother were "deceived" and will not face prosecution for travelling to Paraguay on false documents, officials said Thursday.</p>.<p>Prosecutor Federico Delfino said he had recommended not pursuing Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis Moreira.</p>.<p>"But on the condition of admitting committing the crime of which they are accused, in this case, the use of false documents," he said.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho's lawyer had earlier denied that he and his brother had used fake passports to enter Paraguay.</p>.<p>"We have proceeded to charge several people," Delfino told the press.</p>.<p>"Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto contributed relevant information to the investigation" and were then removed from the case.</p>.<p>The brothers were acting in "good faith" in receiving the falsified Paraguayan documents, he said.</p>.<p>"The information that they provided is very useful in disrupting a criminal organization dedicated to the production of false documents," he said.</p>.<p>Brazilian authorities withdrew Ronaldinho's passport in November 2018 after he failed to pay a $2.5 million fine for environmental damage incurred during the building of a property in Porto Alegre, in southern Brazil.</p>.<p>The World Cup winner and his brother were questioned for more than seven hours by the public prosecutor in Asuncion.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho had been invited to the Paraguayan capital by a foundation for needy children, and to promote his new book.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old and his brother went to the prosecutor's office in the morning alongside Paraguayan lawyer Adolfo Marin.</p>.<p>"They decided voluntarily to stay and submit themselves to the public prosecutor's investigations," said Marin.</p>.<p>According to the inspector leading the investigation Gilberto Fleitas, Ronaldinho was given a fake passport by Brazilian businessman Wilmondes Sousa Lira, who has been arrested.</p>.<p>Marin said Ronaldinho had told the public prosecutor that the documents in question were given to him a month ago in Brazil.</p>.<p>Former two-time world player of the year Ronaldinho and his brother were detained on Wednesday at their hotel.</p>.<p>Their fake documents were detected upon arrival at the Asuncion international airport, according to Delfino.</p>.<p>The former Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain forward and his brother travelled using "doctored Paraguayan passports and fake identity cards," Delfino said.</p>.<p>However, Marin insisted that Ronaldinho had travelled with his own documents and was not subject to travel restrictions.</p>.<p>Marin added that the two Brazilians faced no restrictions on their movements in Asuncion.</p>.<p>Interior minister Euclides Acevedo earlier said Ronaldinho's celebrity would not spare him.</p>.<p>"As an authority, we couldn't ignore this irregularity," he said, adding that those who allowed Ronaldinho into the country would also be investigated. </p>