To avoid being booed, Temer will be replaced by Maia at the closing ceremony of Rio 2016.
After being loudly booed at the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics, acting vice-president Michel Temer appointed the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), to represent him at the closing ceremony of the Games on August 21st; Maia, currently second in the line of succession, was elected president of the Chamber after the resignation of Eduardo Cunha (PMDB-RJ) in June.
247 - After being booed by the public at the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics, acting vice-president Michel Temer appointed the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ), to represent him at the closing ceremony of the Games on August 21. The Democrat, currently second in the line of succession, was elected president of the Chamber after the resignation of Eduardo Cunha (PMDB-RJ) in June.
Initially, there was an expectation that Temer would attend the event to strengthen relations with Japan, which will host the next Olympics, since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be attending the closing ceremony of the Games.
At the opening of Rio 2016, despite speaking for less than ten seconds, Temer was booed by the audience.