Rio Olympics: Suspended Dilma Rousseff to Get Opening Ceremony Invite
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff has been replaced by vice-president Michel Temer pending her impeachment trial over allegations of fiddling government accounts.
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Dilma Rousseff has been invited for the Rio Olympics opening ceremony
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The Olympics will be held from August 5 to 21
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This is the first time the Games will be held in South America
Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's suspended president, will be invited to the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics on August 5, the organising committee said on Thursday.
Rousseff has been replaced by vice-president Michel Temer pending her impeachment trial over allegations of fiddling government accounts.
Temer in his role as head of state will officially declare the first Games in South America open, said Mario Andrada, spokesman for the Rio 2016 organising committee.
But he added: "She (Rousseff) will be invited, but not only president Dilma, all ex-presidents will be invited, it's part of democracy and the Olympic protocol."
During a visit to the Olympic Park last week, Temer brushed off the prospect of his rival Rousseff at the opening ceremony, saying he had no objections.