The leading candidate in next month’s presidential election in Brazil has been stabbed at a campaign rally and is reportedly in serious but stable condition following surgery.
Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain whose far-right views have placed him ahead in the polls, was being carried on the shoulders of supporters in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais when he was attacked by someone in the crowd.
Supporters of Bolsonaro then descended on the assailant, beating him before police were able to take the man into custody.
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