Organizers of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games inauguration ceremony said they are prepared to cover the noise of protesters if interim President Michel Temer is booed during his speech, according to Folha de Sao Paulo.
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Authorities said they will either raise the volume of the music or play sound effects once Temer ends his presentation to prevent outlets from capturing a potentially embarrassing moment for Temer, according to Patricia Campos Mello, a local journalist covering the Olympics.
The Olympics are set to begin on August 5, where thousands of members of various social movements will take to the streets to protest against coup-imposed President Michel Temer and the impeachment process against democratically-elected President Dilma Rousseff.
Since Rousseff was suspended, organizations have led several major protests around the country and polls reveal a majority of the Brazilian population wants new elections. Temer is serving as interim president but has been banned from running for public office for eight years.
Temer is expected to say one sentence, as part of a tradition of heads of state inaugurating the Olympic Games, which should not last more than ten seconds: "I declare open the Games of Rio, the celebration of the 31 Olympics of the modern era.”
Forty-five presidents and heads of state are expected to arrive to Brazil and will be welcomed at the Itamaraty Palace in downtown Rio for the start of the Games,