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Brazil's Presidential Front-Runner Is Seriously Wounded In Attack At Campaign Rally

Jair Bolsonaro was attacked as he was being carried on the shoulders of supporters in southeastern Minas Gerais state. Doctors say it could take months for him to fully recover.
Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro gestures after being stabbed in the stomach during a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, in southern Brazil, on Thursday.

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

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