The 40-year-old former Barcelona, AC Milan and PSG star is now free to return to Brazil after spending 32 days in the maximum-security Agrupacion Especializada prison in Paraguay. The ace superstar was arrested alongside his brother Roberto Assis, after entering the country with false documents at the Resort Yacht and Golf Club.
The duo who were subject to face up to five years behind bars if convicted was released from prison in April after lawyers posted a $1.6 million (£1.3m) bail on their behalf, and they were placed under house arrest in a hotel in Asuncion to await trial. Both brothers have pleaded guilty to entering the country with fake passports as part of the agreement. Ronaldinho has paid a fine of $90,000, while Assis has been fined $110,000. While Assis will now have a criminal record in Paraguay, Ronaldinho will not.
Assis is not permitted to leave Brazil for two years, and must periodically present himself to Brazilian authorities in Rio de Janeiro during that 24-month span; though he can leave at any time if he makes officials aware of how long he will be out of the country.
