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In this March 25, 2015 file photo, Rio de Janiero's mayor Eduardo Paes, second right, gestures during a visit to the Olympic Golf course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paes, the local moving force behind the Olympics, is being investigated for allegedly accepting at least 15 million reals ($5 million) in payments to facilitate construction projects tied to the games. He denies wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
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FILE - In this April 27, 2016 file photo, Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes gives a press conference about Olympic preparations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Paes, who talked openly of plans to teach next year at New York's Columbia University after helping to pull off the Olympics, now says he's changed his mind. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File)
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Rio de Janeiro's Eduardo Paes, right, talks with Nawal El Moutawakel, head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission, center, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Director for the Olympic Games, Gilbert Felli during a visit to the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, March 20, 2014. With IOC officials in Rio de Janeiro on to monitor progress on the 2016 Olympics, the city's mayor acknowledged that work on a large cluster of venues is far behind schedule. Paes made his remarks as Nawal El Moutawakel reminded Rio officials that the recent Sochi Winter Olympics showcased "meticulous planning." She urged Rio organizers to meet deadlines and to explain clearly to the Brazilian public why it should back the games. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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The Olympics flag is handed from London Mayor, Boris Johnson, second from left, to the International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge, center, next to the Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, right, during the Closing Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jeff J Mitchell, Pool)
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London mayor Boris Johnson, second from left, waves the Olympic flag as President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge, center, and Eduardo Paes, mayor of Rio de Janeiro look on during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes waves the olympic flag next to Jacques Rogge and London Mayor Boris Johnson, left, during the Closing Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson, right, shakes the hand of Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, during a press conference in London to outline how London is working with the Brazilian city to ensure a smooth handover when the London 2012 Olympic Games come to an end over the up-coming weekend, in London Friday, Aug. 10, 2012. Rio de Janeiro is to host the 2016 Olympic Games.(AP Photo/Sang Tan)
