Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s president since 2011, was temporarily suspended as the nation’s senate voted to begin an impeachment trial, meaning she is no longer in line to become the first female president to open an Olympics on Aug. 5.
NBC News has more on the reasons behind Rousseff’s ouster.
As for Rio 2016, Rousseff was set to become the third woman in four Olympics to declare the Games open. Now, Vice President Michel Temer is set to open the first Olympics in South America.
In 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the Sochi Olympics open on Feb.