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Paraguayan Woman Jailed for Supplying Forged Passports to Ronaldinho

4/14/2026

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Dalia Lopez, a Paraguayan woman, was jailed April 13 for allegedly supplying forged passports to Ronaldinho and his brother.
She was on the run for six years before capture in Asuncion on April 2.
A judge deemed her a flight risk and ordered pre-trial detention.
Ronaldinho and his brother were arrested after their March 2020 arrival and spent five months in detention.
Eighteen individuals have been charged in the case.

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Dalia Lopez, a Paraguayan woman, was jailed April 13 for allegedly supplying forged passports to Ronaldinho and his brother.
She was on the run for six years before capture in Asuncion on April 2.
A judge deemed her a flight risk and ordered pre-trial detention.
Ronaldinho and his brother were arrested after their March 2020 arrival and spent five months in detention.
Eighteen individuals have been charged in the case.