page_title: 2018 Brazilian general election
section_title: Stabbing of Jair Bolsonaro
hierarchical_section_title: 2018 Brazilian general election / Campaign / Stabbing of Jair Bolsonaro
caption_attribution_description: English: Deputy Jair Bolsonaro (man in yellow shirt) is stabbed while campaigning for president of Brazil.Português: Deputado Jair Bolsonaro é esfaqueado enquanto faz campanha para presidente do Brasil.Español: El diputado Jair Bolsonaro es apuñalado mientras hace campaña para presidente de Brasil.
context_page_description: General elections were held in Brazil on 7 October 2018 to elect the President, Vice President and the National Congress. Elections for state governors and vice governors, state legislative assemblies and the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District were held at the same time.
  On 7 October 2018, Rio de Janeiro congressman Jair Bolsonaro came first in the first round of the presidential election. A run-off between him and former São Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad was held on 28 October 2018. At 22:06 GMT, with 88% reporting, Bolsonaro was declared the winner with over 50% of the popular vote.
context_section_description: Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed on 6 September 2018 while campaigning in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais and interacting with supporters. Bolsonaro's son, Flávio, has stated that his father's wounds were only superficial and he was recovering in hospital. Police arrested and identified the attacker as Adelio Bispo de Oliveira, who claimed that he was "ordered by God to carry out the attack". Flávio Bolsonaro later stated that the wounds inflicted seem worse than initially thought. He tweeted about his father's condition, explaining that the perforation reached part of the liver, the lung and part of the intestine. He also stated that Bolsonaro had lost a large amount of blood, arriving at the hospital with a pressure of 10/3, but had since stabilized. Most of the other candidates in the presidential race (from both sides of the political spectrum), and the then-Brazilian president, Michel Temer, condemned the attack. After being stabbed, Bolsonaro did not attend any further debates.
caption: Bolsonaro being stabbed at a Juiz de Fora rally
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