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Brazil presidential candidate 'fine' after knife attack at rally

Updated on: 08 September,2018 08:35 AM IST  |  Rio De Janerio
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Bolsonaro underwent surgery for multiple wounds to his mid-section

Brazil presidential candidate 'fine' after knife attack at rally

Right-wing presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro was attacked with a knife while campaigning in Brazil - but escaped with just minor injuries, his son said.


Bolsonaro underwent surgery for multiple wounds to his mid-section. The attacker was arrested immediately and identified as Adelio Bispo de Oliveira - said to have been a member of the PSOL party.


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