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Far-Right Brazilian Politician Stabbed in Street

Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed during a campaign rally

A front-runner in Brazil's presidential election, Jair Bolsonaro, has been stabbed during a campaign rally. The far-right politician was attacked in the city of Juiz de Fora in the south-eastern state of Minas Gerais.

The musician-turned-opposition MP has given his first interviews since leaving his country to get medical treatment in the US. He says he was badly tortured when he was detained late last month - but insists he will return to his country.

Senior members of US president Donald Trump's administration have come out to deny writing an anonymous op ed in the New York Times, criticising his presidency. His press secretary Sarah Sanders called the writer cowardly, and said they should “do the right thing and resign”....does she have a point?

53 minutes

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Fri 7 Sep 201803:06GMT

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  • Fri 7 Sep 201803:06GMT