Twelve days have passed since Ronaldinho was detained in Paraguay for entering the country with false passports.. As the investigation progresses rapidly, the Brazilian star tries to put the best face to his stay at the Agrupación Especializada, a police fortress located on the outskirts of Asunción.
With the passing of the hours, more details of Dinho's life in the capital's maximum security prison continue to be revealed. And the last thing reported was the surprise hobby of the former world champion in prison. As reported by the site ESPN, Ronaldinho frequently attends a carpentry module where they work wood. This hobby allows you to keep your mind clearer and to face these difficult days in a better way.
For being a world-renowned figure, Ronaldinho enjoys "certain privileges", as confirmed by the prison director, Blas Vera a few days ago.
"He plays soccer daily and teaches his teammates some tricks with the ball", people from the environment of the former player told ESPN. "From the first moment he wanted to integrate with the inmates and quickly he did it, since he is an idol for many of the inmates who have asked him for autographs in caps, shirts and sneakers."
"He cannot play any instrument, but surely his melodies will not stop sprouting for future compositions", They added about his passion for music, while warning that it has television, air conditioning and that he is allowed to speak to people from abroad.
At this point, the site revealed Another unknown fact: "He talks to his mother daily at night." This is Doña Miguelina, who lives the drama of having her son detained at a distance. "She is Ronaldinho's great concern"they added.
Controversy between the governments of Paraguay and Brazil over the arrest of Ronaldinho
From the environment of the former footballer, who will turn 40 this Saturday, they affirm that this case "It is a political issue." Even, as reported Telam, in the last hours there was a controversy between the governments of Brazil and Paraguay over the arrest of Ronaldinho. Brazil's Justice Minister Sérgio Moro and Paraguayan Interior Minister Euclides Azevedo were left in the middle of the dispute.
Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez asked to go in depth with the investigations into Ronaldinho, whom President Jair Bolsonaro named as honorary ambassador of Brazilian tourism. Moro admitted at a press conference that he had contacted Asunción and assured that "at no time was there any interference in the investigation carried out by the Paraguayan State."
"This Ministry prides itself on respecting the sovereignty of the States and the independence of the judicial organs"Moro said in apparent response to the statements by Minister Azevedo.
"Moro wrote to me on Saturday the 7th and asked about the situation of Ronaldinho, he wanted to know if Ronaldinho and his brother Assis could be released. Moro did not like the Ronaldinho prison ”, Azevedo said in statements reproduced by the newspaper Zero Hour, from Porto Alegre.
The former star of Barcelona from Spain and Italian Milan was arrested last week with his brother and manager Roberto de Assis Moreira for possession of a adulterated passport, although it is not ruled out that he is involved in other crimes.
"This is an immense case with ramifications in which all the hypotheses are being analyzed", Prosecutor Marcelo Pecci alerted, who is part of the investigation team, the Ansa news agency was quoted as saying.
Justice denied a defense remedy for Ronaldinho and his brother to leave prison and be placed under house arrest.
The news of the imprisonment caused a stir in the Paraguayan press and the sports world, but as the days went by, the case was involving representatives of the governments of Asunción and Brasilia.
On Monday night Abdo Benítez said in a television program that it is necessary to clarify the scandal "whoever falls" and that he instructed Minister Azevedo to get to the "truth". That same day, three officials from the National Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (Dinac) and the Ministry of Migration were arrested in Paraguay, adding to the prison of another member of Dinac that occurred yesterday.
Ronaldinho traveled to Paraguay at the invitation of Nelson Belotti, owner of the Il Palazzo casino, and the businesswoman Dalia López, against whom Justice issued an arrest warrant, but is currently on the run. So far there are 14 defendants in the case, which includes officials from the Identification Department, who issues passports and documents, to the Migration Directorate and to the authority of the Asunción International Airport.