Ronaldinho released from Paraguay after five months

Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto de Assis have been released from prison in Paraguay after a judge formally accepted a plea deal the defence team agreed upon earlier this month.

The ex-Barcelona forward was arrested in March for entering the country with a false passport and, a month later, was placed under house arrest at a luxury hotel in the country's capital, Asuncion, after paying bail of $800,000 each.

Ronaldinho told local authorities in a hearing that the passports were a gift from a Brazilian businessman, Wilmondes Sousa Lira, who was also jailed.

Ronaldinho and his brother had faced up to five years in jail if convicted.

The terms of the agreement include a guilty plea from the two brothers for entering Paraguay with fake passports and fines of $90,000 and $110,000, respectively, for Ronaldinho and Roberto.

Roberto agreed to a criminal record in Paraguay, but Ronaldinho's record will be clean there.

[Source: ESPN]