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o rr e v ie w . A r au jo D in iz d o e s n o t c h a lle n g e th e I J ’s d is p o s itiv e f in d in g th a t h is ap p l i cat i o n fo r asyl u m w as u n t i m el y. A cco rd i n g l y, h i s asyl u m cl ai m fai l s. A l though the I Jf

ound A r auj o D i ni z ’ s c l a i m tha the w a s a rr e s t e d i n 1979 c r e di bl e , s he f

ound hi s t e s t i m onytha the w a s a rr e s t e d i n 1989 t o be i nc ons i s t e nt w i th hi s a s y l um appl i c a t i on a nd hi s t e s t i m onyr e ga r di ng hi s f utur e f e a rt o be i m pl aus i bl e . S ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e s upport s the a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyde t e rm i na t i on b e c au s e A r au

jo D in iz o m itte dth e k e ye v e n t th a t c au s e dh im to le a v e B r a z il an dh is t e s t i m onytha the w a s a rr e s t e d bym e m be r s of the m i l i t a ryr e gi m e , w hi c h w a s no lo n g e rin p o w e rin 1 9 8 9 , is im p lau s ib le . See H usye v v . Mukasey , 528 F . 3d 1172, 11 82 -83 (9th C i r. 20 08 ) ( om i ss i on of det ai l s thatgo t o the heartof the cl ai m can s up p o rt a n a d v e r s e c r e d ib ilityf in d in g ) ; Ji bri l

v. G on zales , 423 F . 3d 1129, 1135 (9th C i r. 20 05 ) ( t es t i m on y thati s i m pl ausi bl e bas ed on the backgrou nd evi dence c a n be the ba s i s f

ora n a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyf i ndi ng) . A r auj o D i ni z ’ s e xpl a na t i ons do n o t c o m p e l ac o n tr a ryr e s u lt. Se e La ta v . I NS , 204 F . 3d 1241, 1245 ( 9th C i r . 2000) .08- 70754 3 In l i gh tof the adverse cr edi bi l i ty f i nd i ng , A rauj o D i ni z’ s w i thh ol di ng of re m ov al c la im f a ils . Se e Fa ra h v . A s h c r o ft , 34 8 F . 3d 11 53 , 11 56 (9th C i r. 20 03 ). S u b st an t i al ev i d en ce su p p o rt s th e ag en cy’ s d en i al o f C A T rel i ef b ecau se A r au jo D in iz f

a ile dto e s tab lis h it is m o r e lik e lyth a n n o t th a t h e w ill b e to rtu r e dif r e tu rn e dto B r a z il. See W akkaryv. H

older , 55 8 F . 3d 10 49 , 10 67 -68 (9th C i r. 2 0 0 9 ) .I n lig h t o f

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