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FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2018 file photo, former Judge Sergio Moro participates in an anti-corruption conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Moro, who is now Brazil's justice minister, announced Monday, feb. 4, 2019, legislation that seeks to overhaul how the nation combats organized crime, corruption and violence. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)

Brazil’s Sergio Moro looks to overhaul crime fighting

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This Jan. 29, 2019 satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows mud flooding an area where a railroad bridge was washed away, days after a Jan. 25 mining company's dam collapsed near Brumadinho, Brazil. As search-and-recovery efforts continued, authorities also worked to slow the reddish-brown mud that was heading down a small river with high concentrations of iron oxide, threatening to contaminate a much larger waterway that provides drinking water to communities in five of the country’s 26 states. (DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company via AP)

The Latest: Death toll in Brazil dam collapse rises to 110

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An aerial view shows a collapsed bridge caused by flooding triggered by a dam collapse near Brumadinho, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. The dam that held back mining waste collapsed, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing. (Bruno Correia/Nitro via AP)

The Latest: Death toll from dam collapse rises to 99

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Friends and relatives attend the burial of Vale SA employee Edgar Carvalho Santos, victim of the collapsed dam in Brumadinho, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Officials said the death toll was expected to grow &quot;exponentially,&quot; since no had been rescued alive since Saturday. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The Latest: Brazil dam death toll hits 84, 276 are missing

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Rescue workers in a helicopter look for victims of a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. A massive, deadly river of pale brown mud released by the collapse of a mining company dam on Friday threatens to cause an environmental disaster for Brazil, potentially snatching away livelihoods and driving the spread of disease, activists warned Sunday. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The Latest: Death toll in mining dam collapse rises to 65

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Emerson dos Santos stands on the debris of her mother's house in Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Rescuers in helicopters on Saturday searched for survivors while firefighters dug through mud in a huge area in southeastern Brazil buried by the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste, with at least nine people dead and up to 300 missing. Dos Santos' mother was not in the house and survived the tragedy. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

The Latest: Brazil seeks dam collapse victims; toll at 58

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Like President Trump, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has defied the political establishment and numerous respected pundits to rise to the top of government. (Associated Press/File)

Jair Bolsonaro, ‘Brazil’s Trump,’ has rocky start

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

An aerial view shows a destroyed bridget after a dam collapsed in Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Rescuers searched for survivors in a huge area in southeastern Brazil buried by mud from the collapse of dam holding back mine waste, with several people dead and hundreds missing. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

The Latest: Death toll in mine disaster increases to 40

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An aerial view shows a collapsed bridge caused by flooding triggered by a dam collapse near Brumadinho, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. The dam that held back mining waste collapsed, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing. (Bruno Correia/Nitro via AP)

40 dead, many feared buried in mud after Brazil dam collapse

By MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA and ANNA JEAN KAISER and PETER PRENGAMAN - Associated Press

An aerial view shows flooding triggered by a dam collapse near Brumadinho, Brazil, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. Brazilian mining company Vale SA said it didn’t yet have information on deaths or injuries at the dam but said that tailings have reached the community of Vila Ferteco. (Bruno Correia/Nitro via AP)

Dam with mine waste collapses in Brazil; 7 dead, 200 missing

By ANNA JEAN KAISER and MARCELO SILVA DE SOUSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2019, file photo, Venezuelan lawmaker Juan Guaido takes the oath of office as president of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela. A coalition of Latin American governments that joined the U.S. in quickly recognizing Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president, and not Nicolas Maduro, came together during weeks of secret diplomacy. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

AP Exclusive: Anti-Maduro coalition grew from secret talks

By JOSHUA GOODMAN and LUIS ALONSO LUGO and ROB GILLIES - Associated Press

Groups are displayed during the draw for the 2019 Copa America soccer tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Brazil will host the continental soccer tournament in June and July. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Host Brazil gets easy path in Copa America draw

By FILIPE DE ALMEIDA and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

PSG's Neymar tries to score during the French Cup soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Strasbourg at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Neymar faces anxious wait to determine extent of foot injury

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks through live video conference at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Mike Pompeo tells Davos forum that ‘new winds are blowing’ worldwide

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, then-presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro, left, accompanied by his son Flavio Bolsonaro, arrives to vote in the general election in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Flavio, the son of current President Jair Bolsonaro, is fending off suspicions of financial irregularities that are starting to cast a shadow over the new administration. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)

Questions over payments involving son of Brazil president

By ANNA JEAN KAISER - Associated Press

In this Jan. 10, 2019, photo, Rildo Anjos, owner of the Calibre 12 gun club, fires his pistol during a practice session at the club in Sao Goncalo, Brazil. President Jair Bolsonaro's plan to loosen gun laws in Brazil has been met with both fear and enthusiasm in a nation that is the world's leader in annual homicides. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Fear and zeal over more guns in violence-plagued Brazil

By Peter Prengaman - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2019, file photo, flanked by first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro waves as he rides in an open car after his swearing-in ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil. The far-right leader’s first two weeks on the job have been filled with missteps and communication gaffes and little of his promised sweeping changes, underscoring a steep learning curve for a president elected on promises to overhaul much of daily life in Latin America's largest nation. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Bolsonaros face questions in Brazil over corruption probe

By ANNA JEAN KAISER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2019, file photo, flanked by first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro waves as he rides in an open car after his swearing-in ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil. The far-right leader’s first two weeks on the job have been filled with missteps and communication gaffes and little of his promised sweeping changes, underscoring a steep learning curve for a president elected on promises to overhaul much of daily life in Latin America's largest nation. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazil’s Bolsonaro makes stumbling start as president

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 15, 2015 file photo, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen wears a creation from the Colcci Summer collection at Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Bundchen is firing back at Brazil's agriculture minister for saying she is a &quot;bad Brazilian&quot; for denouncing deforestation. Bundchen said Wedbesday, Jan. 17, 2019, that she would be happy to promote any actions toward sustainability and that her comments on the environment are based on science. She says those behind deforestation are the &quot;bad Brazilians.&quot; (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Gisele Bundchen fires back in feud with Brazilian Minister

By ANNA JEAN KAISER - Associated Press

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro speaks during a ceremony where he signed a decree loosening restrictions on owning a firearm at Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Bolsonaro loosens gun laws in Brazil, world murder capital

By Peter Prengaman and Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press