On 31 August 2016 , the Senate voted to convict Rousseff , thereby removing her from office and making Temer President of Brazil . He would serve out the balance of Rousseff 's second term , which finished on 1 January 2019 . The vice-president position became vacant , and the President of the Chamber of Deputies acts as the first constitutional substitute during his term . On 7 September 2016 , he opened the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio amid massive booing from the spectators
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2016 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony
Michel Temer