Brazilian football star Ronaldinho has been detained in Paraguay on suspicion that he used a fake Paraguayan passport to enter the country.
According to the Paraguayan National Police, law-enforcement authorities uncovered the fake passports during a search of the presidential suite of the Resort Yacht & Golf Club Paraguayo, located just south of Asuncion, the country's capital.
Ronaldinho, 39, and his brother, Roberto, were staying at the hotel after entering Paraguay the country for an appearance at a charity event, and both had been suspected of using the fake passports by border agents upon their entry into the country.
Gloria Delagracia, head of communications of Paraguay's interior ministry, told The Washington Post that Ronaldinho is being detained in his hotel room. He was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday morning (Friday NZT), and a prosecutor will decide if the investigation will proceed, Delagracia said.