Ronaldo and Kakawa, former soccer team representative, are on the verge of imprisonment for unpaid child support
Oct 01, 2025
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According to local media such as CNN and Brazil, Douglas dos Santos, a 43-year-old former Brazilian soccer player, was indicted for failing to pay child support for his son. The court ordered him to be detained for 30 days on the 29th (local time), and said he was exempt from execution when paid in full.
Douglas is known to be in arrears with 26,000 reais (about 6.9 million won).
His counsel is taking all appropriate legal action to address the ongoing judicial challenges" he said.
Douglas has played only once for the Brazil national team in 2010.
He played for 17 minutes as a second-half substitute in a friendly against Argentina, but lost the ball just before the end of the match, allowing Lionel Messi to score the winning goal and was not called back to the national team afterwards. Ronaldinho and Neymar were also on the team at the time.
He also played for the prestigious Brazilian clubs Corinthians and Gremio, leading the team to major championships.
Before retiring at the age of 38 in 2020, he also worked with such international stars as Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos, Kaka, Lucas Leibah and Paulinho.
With legal proceedings currently underway, the disposition is expected to be decided in the future depending on whether Douglas will pay the backlog of child support.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
