"We are a sports organisation here to organise and deliver a sports event. We will leave the politics to the politicians. We are confident we will have great Games here in Rio," the spokesperson added.
Spence noted that the IPC had not adopted any additional measures in light of the unfolding events in the country.
"We are looking forward to the start of the Games here on 7 September," he stated. "Ticket sales are now at 1.2 million and rising and we are expected the biggest global audience ever for a Paralympic Games. Athletes are arriving in the village and everyone is excited for the start of competition."
On Wednesday, 61 Brazilian senators voted to remove Rousseff from the presidential post. Former Vice President Michel Temer was subsequently sworn in as the country’s new leader. Temer will now serve as president until the end of 2018, when new elections will take place in Brazil.
In May, the upper house of the Brazilian parliament voted 55-22 to start impeachment proceedings against Rousseff after she was accused of concealing the country’s budget deficit ahead of the 2014 election. Rousseff regards the impeachment proceedings as an illegal coup.
