Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho was behind bars on Saturday after being arrested for entering Paraguay on a fake passport, a judge in Asuncion confirmed Saturday.
The two-time world player of the year and his brother Roberto, who was detained with him, had spent the night in the headquarters of the Specialized Police Group in the capital city.
The pair appeared Saturday morning before Judge Clara Ruiz Diaz at the Palace of Justice.
Prosecutor Osmar Legal said Ronaldinho -- his full name is Ronaldo de Assis Moreira -- and his brother were being charged with using false official documents, and he requested that they be held in preventive detention.
The judge agreed. "They committed a serious act that threatens the state," she said, and ordered them held.
A lawyer for the brothers, Tarek Tuma, called the judge's decision "irrational (and) arbitrary" and demanded that the judge recuse herself.
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