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Pele son Edinho sentenced to 33 years in Brazil for money laundering

Edinho is a retired footballer who played goalkeeper for Pele's old club, Santos

The son of former Brazil striker Pele has been sentenced to 33 years in prison for laundering money earned from drug trafficking, Brazilian media reported.

Edinho, who played as a goalkeeper for his father's former club Santos, served a jail sentence for drug trafficking between 2005 and 2006. At the time, he admitted to being a drug addict but denied trafficking charges.

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