Ronaldinho, your practical guide to face life's upsets

Football and all sporting activities have stopped dramatically, after the repercussions of the "Coruna virus", which stopped everything and brought the world back years, except in one place. The specialized prisons gathered in the Paraguayan capital, Asuncion, where the joyful and forgotten genius Ronaldo de Assis Moreira "Ronaldinho" The magician, whose last match behind bars, witnessed 5 goals and 6 industry goals, to take part in all of his team's goals in the match that he finished for his new comrades with a score of 11-2.

Ronaldinho, a fan of fans who enjoys a great place in the hearts of all the followers, the player who inspired generations to play football and fall in love with this game forever, has transformed from Ronaldo's and Kaka's association to being among criminals and drug dealers, and after we used to see him surrounded by cameras and fans, he became surrounded by guards And the prisoners in a surreal scene expressing the fluctuations of the game of life and its lack of logic often, a scene that passed us a lot as the hero turns from fame and glory and playing under the cheering of thousands of fans to playing in prison tournaments under the watch of the guards.

For Ronaldinho, it was a business trip like any other trip, after he returned from Barcelona where he met both Juan Laporta, Frank Rijkaard and a number of famous sports figures to appear in his documentary telling his autobiography, he went on a quick trip to Paraguay to participate in a charitable event, to find himself captive In the maximum security prison for fraud and forgery. (1)

The story

On Wednesday 4 March, Ronaldinho and his brother were staying in a resort near the capital of Paraguay Asuncion, where the player is participating in a charity event for the Angelic Brotherhood Foundation, a non-governmental organization that is under investigation with tax evasion and money laundering. That evening, the police searched the player's residence, based on information that the two brothers had entered the country using false documents. (2)

This is what the police have already found, forged Paraguayan passports bearing the names and photos of Ronaldinho and his brother Assis, making them citizens of Paraguayan origin, which is not correct, for two reasons: the first is that the player has a CV that everyone knows the world confirms that he did not submit to the rules of obtaining citizenship, and the second is because the image It was found in the passport of the former Barcelona star with his famous commercial smile, which contravenes the usual guidelines for the passport of Paraguayans. (3)

On Thursday, Ronaldinho and Assis went to present their statement at the Public Prosecutor's Office, the player claimed that he did not know that the passports were fake, and he reported that he had been granted Paraguay citizenship as a gift from a friend. Prosecutors confirmed that the identity numbers included in the documents belonged to two other Paraguayan citizens, “Maria Isabel Gaiuso” and “Apollonia Caballero” who were subsequently summoned for interrogation. The Brazilian businessman, "Wilmonds Lira", who is accused by Ronaldinho's legal advisor of being responsible for counterfeit passports, has also been arrested. But Mr. Lyra's defense claimed that he was just a mediator, saying that the documents were asked of him by “someone in connection with Ronaldinho”, and his lawyers assured that Mr. Lyra would give the identity of this missing link to the prosecution during his testimony. (4)

Things seem normal here, but the strangest part of this story is that neither Ronaldinho nor his brother needed fake passports to enter Paraguay in the first place, as Paraguay and Brazil are part of the Mercosur alliance - bringing together the Southern Cone countries in Latin America in an economic framework - This guarantees Ronaldinho entering Paraguay with his usual Brazilian identity, which added to the suspicion of the prosecution and the public prosecutor of Paraguay, which led to the authorities' refusal of the player's defense request to obtain house arrest and transfer of a bond worth $ 1.6 million until the end of investigations for fear of the player and his brother escaping to stool Yel, as the Brazilian authorities do not extradite their citizens under any circumstances. (5)

"Unfortunately, Ronaldinho and Assis were unable to answer questions posed to them regarding fake passports, they said they were a gift. Their lawyers said that they had been deceived while the brothers acted in good faith. But if we believe that everyone is acting in good faith, no one will ever go to prison, and it will never be The world is full of goodwill ambassadors.

(Osmar Legal, chief prosecutor of the case). (6)

The investigation is entering a new stage this week, when the prosecution tends to believe that the entire matter is nothing but a money laundering scheme in which the brothers participate under the umbrella of charitable work, especially when it comes to an institution that is under suspicion, such as the Angelic Brotherhood, and it is true that Ronaldinho does not have any violations or a record A former criminal in Paraguay, but on the other hand he has severe financial and legal abuses in his home country.

One of the theories put forward about the motive for obtaining a fake Paraguayan passport is to qualify for an E-2 investor visa to the United States, where Paraguay is one of the treaty countries eligible for this permit other than Brazil.

Perhaps Mr. Wilmonds Lyra's defense is what opened the way to know the identity of the person who requested the forgery of passports for Ronaldinho and his brother, because by going back to the beginning of the events, Ronaldinho and Assis had originally gone to Paraguay to participate in a charitable event for the Angelic Brotherhood Foundation headed by businesswoman Dalia Lopith, who is responsible On all the flight measures including documents, residence, schedule of activities, and arranging everything related to Ronnie and Assis, she is the first to receive them upon arrival in the capital Asuncion, and she is now required for investigation.

a leopard can not change its spots

Ronaldinho and his brother are treated specially behind the walls, and they have many privileges at the level of residence and services, you might expect Ronaldinho to be in a bad situation; sad, bleak, after those suspicions and that sudden curve that will affect his image and social status, as an example and an ideal that many aspire to Children around the world, in addition to his career as a sports ambassador for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian government, but reports from inside the prison indicate the opposite, especially after receiving many visits from Paraguayan football stars who gave him full support in his current plight.

Contrary to what was expected, the magician quickly adapted to the atmosphere, and as usual he became loved by all the prisoners there, and although he spends most of his time in his cell communicating with his mother through WhatsApp conversations, his daily activities are divided between playing football with prisoners and employees, in addition to attending a carpentry workshop And as if nothing had happened, the strange thing is that those close to him confirm that he is serving the current stage of high moral condition, in contrast to the current of events. (7)

"Ronnie is missing music and playing indoors, but I'm sure he will continue to play in his head, he plays football every day and teaches his new colleagues some tricks that inspired millions, from the first moment he wanted to make sure he integrated with other prisoners and was able to do it quickly, It is idol for many of them there, signed for them hats and shirts so they can send them to their families and children as expensive gifts "

(A source close to the player). (8)

Imagine sending your son a gift signed in his name from Ronaldinho while you are behind bars, what a privilege, but so is life, always carrying two faces, the plight of Ronaldinho represents a great grant to the prisoners around him, that is life and that is Ronaldinho, the magician who makes joy wherever he comes He was deported even if this was in the Asuncion prison complex.

As you write the report, the magician completes his 40th birthday, this time he will celebrate in his cell with his new comrades behind bars, but do you think he cares? We are talking about a football legend who has been exchanging passes with murderers and criminals with happiness and fluency, indifferent to what happened or will happen, and just as his life was in the stadiums, he lives wearing that famous smile on his face, in which we have nothing but deficit and smile.

We exhale many of our ages in search of happiness, and many of us believe that the secret lies in the provision, while life teaches us every day that happiness, all happiness, lies in the ability to dispense, in not taking things too seriously, in accepting changes and living with some indifference, We all have that friend who listens but does not listen, laughs while we are upset, lives lightly easy while we are about to collapse in the book of life, as if he does not belong to this world, or succeeded in creating his own world, and that was Ronaldinho in all stages of his life.

With all due respect to Mark Manson, the "art of indifference" did not add anything new to everyone who lived and contemplated the life of Ronaldinho, the player who attained what he attained for being irresponsible, away from professionalism and indifferent, who at the same time managed to paradoxically achieve what the greatest and most of the professionals did not achieve Commitment and rigor, he won all hearts, won all titles and awards and quickly departed without knowing how much he made and how many records, because he is indifferent and does not understand these complexities from the ground up, creating a unique situation and an elusive equation, which should lead us to question our philosophy of going through life and research About happiness, maybe there is another way Lighter and more effective.

The strange thing is that despite all of that, we all have role models and models that we chase and look forward to, not including Ronaldinho, not because he is not supernatural enough, but because he was absurdly and unrealistically superfluous, which makes us feel helpless, and many of us by virtue of sophistication do not chase what is not realistic, In fact we cannot be Ronaldinho, so we will always remain in that vicious circle until we dare to try, trying to be Ronaldo de Assis Moreira for a moment, trying to emulate the person who established another way to live a better life, and the man who always asked a good question; why Excessive seriousness while giving life to those who do not care?