Businesswoman suspected of providing a false passport to Ronaldinho Gaúcho is arrested in Paraguay after six years on the run

Photos of Paraguayan identity documents with the names of Ronaldinho and his brother, Assis Public Ministry Paraguay/ Reproduction Paraguayan businesswoman Dalia López was arrested this Thursday (2), in Asunción, capital of Paraguay, after six years on the run. She is suspected of involvement in the falsification of documents belonging to former football player Ronaldinho Gaúcho and his brother, Roberto de Assis Moreira, in 2020. The two were detained preventively for around five months for entering the country with adulterated Paraguayan documents. The case was closed after paying a fine. ✅ Follow the g1 PR channel on WhatsApp According to the Paraguayan police, Dalia was wanted for using false public documents, among other crimes. Police also reported that the woman had not left the area for years. At the place where she was found, the police found around 220 thousand dollars and 330 million guaranis in cash. In addition, four tablets, ten cell phones and a notebook were seized. In the place where Dalia Lopez was found, the police found around 220 thousand dollars and 330 million guaranis in cash Paraguayan Police READ ALSO: Evandro Case: Ex-convicts who had their innocence confirmed by the STF can ask for compensation for moral and material damages Scam: Young man pretends to be a friend of a retiree to obtain R$72 thousand by making debts in his name Crime: Currency exchange employee steals R$200 thousand, is arrested in motel and tells the police that he spent it on call girls Criminal organization Ronaldinho Gaúcho alongside Dalia Lopez Norberto Duarte / AFP Photo Dalia López is suspected of leading a criminal organization that generated more than US$400 million between 2015 and 2020. According to investigations, the organization is involved in shell companies, money laundering and tax evasion. A children’s assistance foundation was created by the businesswoman overnight and Ronaldinho Gaúcho would be “the face” of the institution, which led to Dalia’s invitation for the former player to go to Paraguay. Arrest in Paraguay Ronaldinho Gaúcho in handcuffs to give statements in Paraguay, on March 7 Jorge Saenz/AP Ronaldinho and Assis were kept in custody in a hotel where they were staying in Asunción, Paraguay, on the night of March 4, 2020. The former player was in the Paraguayan capital for business commitments. Along with his brother, he spent the night in police custody at the Hotel Resort Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo. The National Police and authorities from the Interior and Public Ministries went to the hotel following a complaint from the Paraguayan Identification Department, which warned the immigration authorities about the irregularity with Paraguayan passports. In the suite where the former athlete was staying, Paraguayan passports and identity cards were seized, as well as cell phones belonging to Ronaldinho and his brother. The Public Ministry of Paraguay declared that the passports were adulterated. They were issued to Paraguayan citizens in January 2020. Two days later, on March 6, 2020, the two were detained. Ronaldinho Gaúcho posed next to the Paraguayan Metropolitan Police Commissioner before giving a statement to the Paraguayan MP Reproduction/ABCTV According to Paraguayan prosecutor Federico Delfino, there was a naturalization process in Paraguay open for Ronaldinho Gaúcho and Assis. According to him, the procedure took place without the knowledge of the two Brazilians. Also according to Delfino, the scheme would also involve a Paraguayan public official, who would have presented a series of documents to the Paraguayan Migration Directorate to naturalize the two brothers. By involving official Paraguayan bodies, the case expanded in the country. Amid the investigations, the then director general of the Directorate of Migrations, Alexis Penayo, resigned from his position and criticized the Ministry of the Interior for the delay in resolving the case involving Ronaldinho Gaúcho. Penayo had been receiving criticism for the fact that the Department of Migration did not detain Brazilians at Luque International Airport — the main Paraguayan terminal. Initially, the Public Ministry of Paraguay decided not to charge Ronaldinho and Assis for having entered the country with adulterated passports. According to prosecutors, the two admitted the mistake — and thus the prosecution understood that they “were deceived in their good faith.” However, judge Mirko Valinotti, from the Assunção Criminal Court of Guarantees, who heard the Brazilians, rejected the MP’s request at the time. After the hearing that lasted six hours, Valinotti decided that the two would continue to be investigated. The Paraguayan court ordered the preventive detention of the Assis Moreira brothers, alleging “a risk of flight and that Brazil does not extradite its citizens”. In the country, preventive detention can last up to six months. On April 7 of that year, the Paraguayan judge granted the brothers house arrest. They paid bail of 1.6 million dollars and stayed in a hotel in the center of Asunción, prohibited from leaving the country. In August 2020, the Paraguayan government allowed the duo to leave and return to Brazil. The two reached an agreement in which Ronaldinho Gaúcho had to pay more than R$500,000, and his brother, convicted of using false documents, more than R$600,000. As suggested by the defense, the total amount of the fine will be deducted from the more than R$8.9 million deposited as bail, in April, for the granting of house arrest. According to the judge, around R$7.8 million would be reimbursed to the pair. As the Court accepted the Public Ministry’s request, after the legal deadline, the case was archived. The amount of the fine was used to combat the Covid-19 pandemic in Paraguay. Photos of a Paraguayan identity document with Ronaldinho’s name Public Prosecutor’s Office Paraguay/ Reproduction Problems with passports A conviction for environmental damage against Ronaldinho Gaúcho and his brother in the Rio Grande do Sul court led to their passports being confiscated. They were prohibited from leaving the country or renewing their documents until the damage caused was repaired. The process was motivated by the illegal construction of a warehouse, with a fishing platform and mooring, on the edge of Guaíba, in Porto Alegre, in an area of ​​permanent preservation and without environmental licensing. The seizure of Ronaldinho and Assis’ passports was ordered in November 2018, as a way of forcing the family to pay compensation in excess of R$8.5 million. In September 2019, the former player was appointed ambassador of Brazilian tourism by the federal government even though his passports were withheld by the courts and he was prohibited from renewing his documents. Days later, the two brothers made an agreement with the Public Ministry, which provided for the payment of bail to receive the documents back. Due to Mercosur agreements, Brazilians are allowed to enter Paraguay using only the original Identity Card (RG), issued less than 10 years ago and in good condition. VIDEOS: Most watched on g1 Paraná Read more news on g1 Paraná.

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