Rio mayor assures Olympics not impacted by graft, political turmoil

2016 Rio Olympic Games Organising Committee President Carlos Arthur Nuzman (R) translates the speech of Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes (L) to International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission head Nawal El Moutawakel during the inauguration ceremony of the Main Press Center at the 2016 Rio Olympics park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 11, 2016. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro's mayor said Thursday preparations for the Olympics will not be impacted by Brazil's political turbulence, and he guaranteed there was zero corruption in the city's projects for the games.

Mayor Eduardo Paes told Reuters he had already spoken with Brazil's Vice President Michel Temer, who could become the country's leader next week if the Senate votes to suspend President Dilma Rousseff from office and move forward with the impeachment process against her.