The front-runner in Brazil’s presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro, has been stabbed at a campaign rally.
The far-right politician was attacked amid a crowd in the south-east state of Minas Gerais. A suspect was arrested.
Mr Bolsonaro had 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.
Polls suggest he would get the most votes in next month’s presidential elections if former President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva remains blocked from standing. Left-wing Lula had been the long-standing favourite but he is currently in prison, appealing a ban on his candidacy because of his corruption conviction.
Source: BBC
