<p>Brazilian great Ronaldinho's lawyers are hoping the former world player of the year will be allowed to go home after more than two months of detention in Paraguay over a forged passport.</p>.<p>"We're hoping to convince the prosecution to allow Ronaldinho and his brother to return to their country. We can do nothing but wait for the investigation to end," a defense source told AFP.</p>.<p>Former Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain star Ronaldinho and his brother, Robert de Assis Moreira, are facing up to five years in jail if convicted.</p>.<p>The brothers spent more than a month behind bars after they were accused of entering Paraguay in possession of false passports.</p>.<p>The 2005 Ballon d'Or winner and his brother posted bail of $1.6 million and have been under house arrest at the plush Palmaroga Hotel in the historic centre of the Paraguayan capital Asuncion since April 7.</p>.<p>The public prosecutor has six months to investigate the case, and has ordered the arrest of 18 in connection with it.</p>.<p>"There is not one single serious proof that incriminates him," Rogelio Delgado, president of Paraguay's footballers union told AFP.</p>.<p>"Although he has a luxury prison, it's very unfair that he's still being detained," added Delgado, a former Paraguay international.</p>.<p>The 40-year-old Ronaldinho has been keeping a low profile since being released from behind bars, not least because of coronavirus lockdown measures.</p>.<p>"I was completely caught off guard when I found out that these passports were not valid," Ronaldinho told Paraguayan newspaper ABC last month in his only public statement since his release.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho, considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, was crucial in Brazil's 2002 World Cup win.</p>.<p>He and sibling Robert -- who is also his business manager -- initially encountered no problems after arriving in Asuncion from neighboring Brazil on March 4.</p>.<p>However, shortly after their arrival, the pair were taken into police custody when investigators raided their hotel following discovery that their passports were fake.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho, given a rock star's welcome to Asuncion by around 2,000 children and teenagers, said the documents had been given to him by sponsors of a charity working with disadvantaged children.</p>.<p>The investigation has since expanded into a case of possible money laundering. (</p>
<p>Brazilian great Ronaldinho's lawyers are hoping the former world player of the year will be allowed to go home after more than two months of detention in Paraguay over a forged passport.</p>.<p>"We're hoping to convince the prosecution to allow Ronaldinho and his brother to return to their country. We can do nothing but wait for the investigation to end," a defense source told AFP.</p>.<p>Former Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain star Ronaldinho and his brother, Robert de Assis Moreira, are facing up to five years in jail if convicted.</p>.<p>The brothers spent more than a month behind bars after they were accused of entering Paraguay in possession of false passports.</p>.<p>The 2005 Ballon d'Or winner and his brother posted bail of $1.6 million and have been under house arrest at the plush Palmaroga Hotel in the historic centre of the Paraguayan capital Asuncion since April 7.</p>.<p>The public prosecutor has six months to investigate the case, and has ordered the arrest of 18 in connection with it.</p>.<p>"There is not one single serious proof that incriminates him," Rogelio Delgado, president of Paraguay's footballers union told AFP.</p>.<p>"Although he has a luxury prison, it's very unfair that he's still being detained," added Delgado, a former Paraguay international.</p>.<p>The 40-year-old Ronaldinho has been keeping a low profile since being released from behind bars, not least because of coronavirus lockdown measures.</p>.<p>"I was completely caught off guard when I found out that these passports were not valid," Ronaldinho told Paraguayan newspaper ABC last month in his only public statement since his release.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho, considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, was crucial in Brazil's 2002 World Cup win.</p>.<p>He and sibling Robert -- who is also his business manager -- initially encountered no problems after arriving in Asuncion from neighboring Brazil on March 4.</p>.<p>However, shortly after their arrival, the pair were taken into police custody when investigators raided their hotel following discovery that their passports were fake.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho, given a rock star's welcome to Asuncion by around 2,000 children and teenagers, said the documents had been given to him by sponsors of a charity working with disadvantaged children.</p>.<p>The investigation has since expanded into a case of possible money laundering. (</p>