<p>Former Brazil star Ronaldinho was released Monday by a Paraguayan judge after five months in detention over a forged passport.</p>.<p>Judge Gustavo Amarilla also released Ronaldinho's brother Roberto de Assis Moreira, who also had been held for a month in jail and another four months under house arrest in a hotel in Paraguay's capital, Asuncion, for the same charge.</p>.<p>The 40-year-old former World Cup winner "is free to travel to whatever country in the world he wants but he must inform us if he changes his permanent residence" for a period of one year, the judge said.</p>.<p>"He has no restrictions except for the fulfilment of reparations for damage to society."</p>.<p>Dressed in jeans, a black beret and black shirt, Ronaldinho accepted the terms of his release, which include payment of $90,000 damages. His brother, who is also Ronaldinho's business manager, must pay $110,000.</p>.<p>The pair are also expected to appear before a judge in Brazil every three months -- Ronaldinho for a year and his brother for two.</p>.<p>Amarilla accepted a recommendation by four prosecutors to avoid the need for an oral trial.</p>.<p>"There is no indication that he has any personal characteristics or criminal behaviour that ... would put society at risk," the prosecutor said prior to Monday's trial.</p>.<p>Prosecutors did not believe Ronaldinho took part in the plan to manufacture the fake Paraguayan passports but believed de Assis Moreira was aware that the passports were false.</p>.<p>The brothers arrived in Paraguay on March 4 without any issues, with Ronaldinho, the 2005 Ballon d'Or winner, due to take part in an event in support of disadvantaged children.</p>.<p>However, two days later, the pair were taken into police custody when investigators raided their hotel following the discovery they had fake documents.</p>.<p>After being held in a police station in Asuncion, where Ronaldinho celebrated his 40th birthday on March 21, the two men had been under house arrest for more than four months in a luxury hotel in the capital, on bail of $1.6 million.</p>.<p>The investigation has since expanded into a case of possible money laundering.</p>.<p>Some 18 people have already been arrested in connection with the case, most of them immigration officials or police officers.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho, considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, was crucial in Brazil's 2002 World Cup win.</p>.<p>He played for European giants such as Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain during a hugely successful 10-year stint in Europe.</p>.<p>He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles with Braca and Serie A with Milan.</p>.<p>After returning home to Brazil he won the Copa Libertadores -- South America's equivalent of the Champions Legaue -- with Atletico Mineiro.</p>
<p>Former Brazil star Ronaldinho was released Monday by a Paraguayan judge after five months in detention over a forged passport.</p>.<p>Judge Gustavo Amarilla also released Ronaldinho's brother Roberto de Assis Moreira, who also had been held for a month in jail and another four months under house arrest in a hotel in Paraguay's capital, Asuncion, for the same charge.</p>.<p>The 40-year-old former World Cup winner "is free to travel to whatever country in the world he wants but he must inform us if he changes his permanent residence" for a period of one year, the judge said.</p>.<p>"He has no restrictions except for the fulfilment of reparations for damage to society."</p>.<p>Dressed in jeans, a black beret and black shirt, Ronaldinho accepted the terms of his release, which include payment of $90,000 damages. His brother, who is also Ronaldinho's business manager, must pay $110,000.</p>.<p>The pair are also expected to appear before a judge in Brazil every three months -- Ronaldinho for a year and his brother for two.</p>.<p>Amarilla accepted a recommendation by four prosecutors to avoid the need for an oral trial.</p>.<p>"There is no indication that he has any personal characteristics or criminal behaviour that ... would put society at risk," the prosecutor said prior to Monday's trial.</p>.<p>Prosecutors did not believe Ronaldinho took part in the plan to manufacture the fake Paraguayan passports but believed de Assis Moreira was aware that the passports were false.</p>.<p>The brothers arrived in Paraguay on March 4 without any issues, with Ronaldinho, the 2005 Ballon d'Or winner, due to take part in an event in support of disadvantaged children.</p>.<p>However, two days later, the pair were taken into police custody when investigators raided their hotel following the discovery they had fake documents.</p>.<p>After being held in a police station in Asuncion, where Ronaldinho celebrated his 40th birthday on March 21, the two men had been under house arrest for more than four months in a luxury hotel in the capital, on bail of $1.6 million.</p>.<p>The investigation has since expanded into a case of possible money laundering.</p>.<p>Some 18 people have already been arrested in connection with the case, most of them immigration officials or police officers.</p>.<p>Ronaldinho, considered one of the greatest footballers of all time, was crucial in Brazil's 2002 World Cup win.</p>.<p>He played for European giants such as Barcelona, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain during a hugely successful 10-year stint in Europe.</p>.<p>He won the Champions League and two La Liga titles with Braca and Serie A with Milan.</p>.<p>After returning home to Brazil he won the Copa Libertadores -- South America's equivalent of the Champions Legaue -- with Atletico Mineiro.</p>