The front-running candidate in Brazil’s upcoming presidential election is recovering in hospital after being stabbed on the campaign trail.
Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was attending a campaign event in Minas Gerais State when he was attacked.
Video aired by Brazil’s Globo news shows Mr Bolsonaro being carried by supporters through a crowd of people – before suddenly collapsing backwards after a crowd member appears to lunge towards him and stab him in the abdomen area.
It was not immediately clear how serious his injuries were.
Jair Bolsonaro sofreu um atentado agora em Juiz de Fora, uma estocada com faca na região do abdômen. Graças a Deus, foi apenas superficial e ele pesa bem. Peço que intensifiquem as orações por nós!
— Flavio Bolsonaro 177 Senador_RJ (@FlavioBolsonaro) September 6, 2018
In a message on Twitter, his son Flavio Bolsonaro said he had suffered a superficial wound in the abdomen and was recovering well in hospital.
The latest poll in the election puts Mr Bolsonaro at the head of the pack with 22% of the vote.
The Ibote poll put environmentalist candidate Marina Silva and leftist Ciro Gomes in joint second place - with 12% each.
The country’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had been the frontrunner, before an electoral court ruled that it was illegal for him to run – as he is currently in prison on corruption charges.
