Brazil far-right candidate Bolsonaro stabbed while campaigning

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Reuters
Sept. 6, 2018

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian far-right and opinion poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed in the abdomen while campaigning on Thursday, and Globo TV reported he is undergoing surgery.

Police in Minas Gerais state, where Bolsonaro was attacked, told Reuters they detained a man at the scene. Police did not identify the suspect.

More... https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-election-bolsonaro/brazil-far-right-candidate-bolsonaro-stabbed-while-campaigning-idUSKCN1LM2YJ

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Leftists are the same the world over. They resort to violence when their ideas for social change fail to gain popular approval (assuming it was a politically motivated attack).

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Leftists are the same around the world. They resort to violence when their ideas for social change fail to gain popular approval (assuming it was a politically motivated attack).

And label too many people as 'far right.'

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Thanks for posting. I think we have had an article or two on him posted in the past.



The Brazilian Trump: http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/brazilian-trump-paris-climate-accord/

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Thanks for posting. I think we have had an article or two on him posted in the past.



The Brazilian Trump: http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/brazilian-trump-paris-climate-accord/

The Brazilian Trump? Bolsonaro is a NY Liberal? Trump is a Rio righty? This is too confusing.

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LA Times calls wound "superficial" FWIW.
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-brazil-candidate-stabbing-20180906-story.html

Other stories say "serious condition".

Flavio Bolsonaro, the candidate's son, wrote on his verified Twitter account that "sadly, it was more serious that we had hoped for."

"The perforation reached part of his liver, lung and intestine," Flavio Bolsonaro wrote. "He lost a lot of blood, arrived at the hospital ... almost dead. He appears to have stabilized now. Please pray!"

https://www.yahoo.com/news/brazil-candidate-bolsonaro-stabbed-while-campaigning-not-seriously-193720998.html

Much more serious in this story.

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Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro grimaces right after being stabbed in the stomach during a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (AP/Raysa Leite)
https://www.timesofisrael.com/brazil-presidential-front-runner-bolsonaro-fighting-for-life-after-stabbing/

Stabbed to the liver. Thought I'd post this for the insight of our wonderful audience here. I guess, the son probably said at first, it wasn't that bad and then, changed his mind on that. Hopefully, he will be able to carry on.

Stable condition, sometimes in such circumstances, something goes wrong and a person still dies. Prayers up for him.

I have read some things he said, he probably has crossed the line some though not exceedingly so. Apparently, he must have been in a crowd.

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Wikipedia:

Jair Bolsonaro is known for his strong opposition to left-wing policies. Most notably, he has been a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage,[28] abortion,[29] affirmative action (particularly racial quotas),[30] immigration[31] (particularly from Haiti, Africa, and the Middle East, whom he once called "the scum of humanity"),[25] drug liberalization,[32] land reforms,[33] and secularism at the state level,[32] among other things.[34] He has also made statements in defense of the Brazilian military regime.[35][36] He claims that torture is a "legitimate practice" and says that he would change the Brazilian penal code and would try to pass new legislation regarding the introduction of life imprisonment and capital punishment (which is currently banned under the Brazilian Constitution of 1988).[37] Bolsonaro supports the privatization of state-owned companies and advocates free market policies

Only the leftist media would call this "far" right, although the "scum of humanity" remark is a bit over the top

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Think of all the political assassinations in our own history for a universal perspective on the nature of human beings and politics.