Stabbed Brazilian presidential candidate stable, in therapy


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  • Sunday, 09 Sep 2018

Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro reacts after being stabbed during a rally in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state. Bolsonaro was knifed in the stomach while being carried atop supporters' shoulders in a street rally. REUTERS/Raysa Campos Leite

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A front-running and far-right Brazilian presidential candidate began physical therapy on Saturday and remained in serious but stable condition after being stabbed during a campaign rally earlier this week, doctors and family members said.

Congressman Jair Bolsonaro, who is unlikely to return to the campaign trail before the Oct. 7 first-round vote, was being fed intravenously but was in "good clinical condition," according to a written statement from the Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo.

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