Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's presidential front-runner, stabbed at rally [View all]
Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro has been stabbed during a campaign rally.
The far-right politician was attacked in the midst of a crowd in in the city of Juiz de Fora, in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais.
Hospital officials lsaid Bolsonaro had suffered a "deep" and life-threatening stab wound in his intestines and was in a "serious but stable" condition. He underwent surgery for injuries to his intestines and is expected to recover, hospital officials said.
The controversial politician, who has outraged many in Brazil with racist and homophobic comments, has performed strongly in recent polls since local courts barred former President Luiz 'Lula' da Silva.
Polls show that if da Silva fails in his attempt to overturn a ban on him, Bolsonaro, known as the 'Brazilian Trump' and the 'Hitler of the Tropics', would win the first round of voting on October 7.
He would, according to polls, likely lose in the October 28 runoff to either Marina Silva or Ciro Gomes, both center-leftists.
At: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-45441447
Bolsonaro winces in pain after being stabbed during a campaign rally earlier today. He is expected to make a full recovery.
São Paulo markets rose on news of the stabbing, on hopes the incident might bolster his far-right candidacy.
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