Stabbed Brazilian presidential candidate recovering, leads opinion poll

Seriously stabbed Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is said to be leading the race in the country’s most polarised and unpredictable election in recent history.

Bolsonaro, who is in intensive care after being stabbed at a rally last week, had the support of 26 percent of those surveyed, up with two percentage points while his leftist rival also made gains.

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After the stabbing incident, Bolsonaro reportedly underwent a second surgery to repair adhesions in his intestinal walls, according to doctors treating him.

The Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo where Bolsonaro is being treated said in a statement that the candidate’s abdomen became increasingly distended in recent hours and he was nauseated.

A tomography indicated that an adhesion of the small intestinal walls had obstructed them. The surgery successfully repaired the obstruction.

The latest operation is coming a week after he was initially operated upon to address a perforated liver with Dr Luiz Henrique Borsato who operated on him saying it could take Bolsonaro two months to fully recover.

 

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