Olympic torch arrives in Brazil

BRASILIA, BRAZIL - MAY 03: Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil, lights the Olympic torch with Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Nuzman (L) and first torch bearer, volleyball player Fabiana Claudino at the Palacio do Planalto on May 3, 2016 in Brasilia, Brazil. The Olympic torch will pass through 329 cities from all states from the north to the south of Brazil, until arriving in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, to lit the cauldron. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Dignitaries and tourists arriving in this capital city Monday were greeted by bold posters lined up along the highway from the airport to the hotel district. The signs did not promote the Olympic torch relay, set to begin here early on Tuesday, but rather the deep discontent with Brazil president Dilma Rousseff.

"Tchau Querida!" blared one sign after the next. Translation: "Bye, Dear!"

A sizable portion of the population in Brasilia and around the nation want the president impeached, and it may happen in the next few weeks as the torch winds its way through this fractured country.

The Olympic torch will pass through 329 cities across all of the states from the north to the south of Brazil, until arriving in Rio de Janeiro on August 5, to light the cauldron at the start of the Olympics.