ENLARGE Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer poctured at a meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan this month. Photo: andressa anholete/Agence France-Presse/Getty ImagesBrazil’s interim President Michel Temer won’t be attending the closing ceremonies for the Rio 2016 Games, a spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday, as the nation’s acting leader continues to duck the Olympic spotlight. ENLARGE Fans hold signs against interim Brazilian President Michel Temer during a women’s soccer quarterfinal between Brazil and Australia at the 2016 Games. Some spectators carried signs saying “Fora Temer” or “Temer Out.”Some of those demonstrators were initially thrown out of venues in keeping with International Olympic Committee rules banning political displays. But a Brazilian judge on Aug. 9 struck down that part of Brazil’s so-called Olympic Law, saying it violated citizen’s constitutional right to freedom of expression.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 17, 2016 19:54 UTC