IOC President Thomas Bach believes the final preparations for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro would not be affected by the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. Bach said that the Olympics will be a success despite the political crisis that led the Brazilian Senate to vote 55-22 to impeach Rousseff, less than three months before the opening ceremony of the games. Bach said that the preparations for the Olympic Games have now entered into a very operational phase and issues such as these have much less influence than at other stages of organizing the Olympic Games. By tradition, the head of state declares the games open during the opening ceremony, which will be held August, 5th at the Maracana Stadium. There is strong support for the Olympic Games in Brazil and we look forward to working with the new government to deliver successful games in Rio this summer, Bach said.