Bolsonaro stabbed in abdomen while campaigning

Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while campaigning on Thursday for next month's election, his son Flavio said.

Brazilian far-right and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while campaigning on Thursday for next month's election, his son Flavio said in a Twitter message sent from his verified account.

Bolsonaro is recovering in a hospital from a wound what was "only superficial," his son said. Globo TV showed images of Bolsonaro in the midst of a crowd in Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais state when he was stabbed.