Rio de Janeiro Aug 24 (IANS) A Rio de Janeiro judge has sentenced former Real Madrid and Brazil international full-back Roberto Carlos to jail for failing to pay child support.
The 44-year-old owes his ex-partner Barbara Thurler 61 000 reais (around $20 000) according to documents lodged with the Itaperuna family court in Rio de Janeiro state reports Xinhua.
Carlos a father of nine has two children with Thurler.
Judge Mayane de Castro said the family rejected a proposal by the 44-year-old to pay the sum in instalments.
The retired World Cup winner s lawyer Fernando Pittner said the matter would be resolved without Carlos going to jail.
Carlos who was capped 125 times for Brazil s national team currently lives in Spain and works as an ambassador for Real Madrid.
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