Joao Leite
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In this Thursday, March 30, 2017 photo, Joao Leite, a representative in the state of Minas Gerais, speaks during an interview in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Leite says the Word of Faith Fellowship is “a dangerous sect” and pushed for his legislature’s human rights commission to hold hearings. One of the country's two branches of the North Carolina-based sect is in his state. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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In this Sept. 16, 2016 photo released by Nitro Imagens, retired goalkeeper and mayoral candidate Joao Leite plays goalkeeper during a campaign rally in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. In soccer-crazed Brazil, where many voters are already furious at career politicians, the game is at the center of mayoral race in one of the country's largest cities. Retired soccer players are vying to be mayor of Belo Horizonte, Brazil's sixth largest city. Retired Atletico Mineiro goalkeeper Joao Leite will face off against the club's former chairman, Alexandre Kalil. (Gustavo Baxter/Nitro Imagens via AP)
