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Olugbenga Ige
Jair Bolsonaro gestures after being stabbed in the stomach during a campaign rally in Juiz de Fora in southern Brazil/ AFP
Brazil's right-wing presidential frontrunner Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed and seriously injured while campaigning on Thursday.
According to the police, the suspect claims to be acting on orders from God.
Bolsonaro underwent surgery for multiple wounds his mid-section and was listed in stable condition after the attack during a walkabout in the southeastern city of Juiz de Fora.
Images shared on social media and Brazilian television showed Bolsonaro being carried on the shoulders of a throng of supporters before a man lunges at his stomach.
A witness told police the attacker held a knife wrapped up in a shirt and attacked Bolsonaro as the group hoisting him walked by.
The attacker was arrested right away. He was identified as Adelio Bispo de Oliveira and said to be a member of the left-leaning PSOL party from 2007 to 20014.
After his arrest, Bispo de Oliveira said he was "carrying out a divine mission, a mission from God," said Luis Boundens, head of a union of federal police officers.
Authorities are investigating the suspect's mental health, he added.
Bolsonaro, a former military man and lawmaker, has been criticized for outbursts deemed racist, misogynist and homophobic.
Olugbenga Ige is an alumnus of The Polytechnic, Ibadan and the prestigious AAUA. Gbenga is an experienced reporter at Concise News, a new media enthusiast, and fine-grained media influencer.
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