Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho arrested in Paraguay over fake passport claims.

PARAGUAY -- Former Brazilian football star Ronaldinho and his brother were arrested Friday in Asuncion, Paraguay's public ministry said, after entering the country on fake passports. "The Attorney General's office issued a warrant for their arrest, charged the player Ronaldinho with using a public document with false content and requested preventative detention," the ministry tweeted. Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis Moreira had finished a court appearance and left the Palace of Justice Friday night at 8:15pm (2315 GMT). However, less than two hours later, they got into a closed van at the National Police headquarters. The brothers' lawyer, Adolfo Marin, said he did not understand why they had been...

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