BRAZIL
Law and Order Candidate
Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is in serious but stable condition after he was attacked and stabbed at a campaign rally on Thursday.
The controversial Congressman, who’s running a law and order campaign, is currently leading the race, Reuters reported.
Local police in Juiz de Fora said they had apprehended the suspect, 40-year-old Adelio Bispo de Oliveira, and he appeared to be mentally disturbed. Though he was affiliated with the leftwing Socialism and Liberty Party from 2007 to 2014, the party repudiated the attack, which a video depicted Oliveira saying was ordered by God.
The incident might spark sympathy for Bolsonaro and bolster support for his calls to encourage police to gun down criminals. But if his injuries prevent him from making public appearances that could prove especially detrimental to his campaign, as election rules grant his tiny coalition almost no campaign time on TV and radio, the agency said.
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