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September 7, 2018

Brazil: Far-Right Presidential Candidate Jair Bolsonaro Stabbed
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In Brazil, far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was
hospitalized Thursday after he was stabbed in the abdomen during a
campaign rally in Southern Brazil. Bolsonaro is expected to spend a week
at the hospital with a perforated intestine. Bolsonaro has a long
history of making racist and homophobic comments. He has encouraged
police to kill suspected drug dealers and has routinely praised Brazil's
former military dictatorship, saying it should have killed more people.


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