PHOTO + VIDEO: Ronaldinho was in prison with five dollars in his pocket, and now he is a millionaire again
The wasteful lifestyle threw into despair one of the best footballers of all time, the legendary Brazilian Ronaldinho, but fortunately he managed to get out of the difficult situation and now he again enjoys all the benefits of life with the recognizable smile on his face that was present during their matches.
For Ronaldinho, 2020 was the worst year of his life. In February, his mother died of a coronavirus, and just a month later, the footballer ended up in a Paraguayan prison.
Ronaldinho was arrested on March 6, along with his brother and business manager Robert Assis, when they tried to enter Paraguay with forged Paraguayan passports.
Due to gambling debts and a hedonistic life, he had only five dollars left in his bank accounts in Brazil, but he managed to get back on his feet.
Ronaldinho spent 32 days in prison. He later managed to activate the account he had in Europe, so he and his brother Rodrigo paid a bail of 1,6 million euros. to leave a prison in Paraguay and await trial in house arrest.
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The court in Asuncion later accepted the "conditional suspension" of the charges, with which Ronaldinho was in fact acquitted of any responsibility for the crime, but with an obligation to pay $ 90.000 in costs, which will be donated to charities.
After all the problems he had, he managed to bring back the smile on his face. He records commercials and videos, plays football (recreational or exhibition), enjoys life and has millions again!
In Belo Horizonte, he received honorary citizenship and promoted the construction of the new Atletico Mineiro stadium. He recorded a music video, started producing alcoholic beverages…
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He became the face of a large bookmaker with which he signed a multi-year co-operation agreement.
He is again the face of the most popular football computer games - FIFA and PES. Of course, that brought him huge profits.
Brazilian media estimate his current fortune at around $ XNUMX million. His friends claim that the Brazilian is finally enjoying life again.
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