Brazilian presidential candidate stabbed while campaigning

BELEM, Brazil — Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, the frontrunner in October elections, was stabbed during a campaign rally in southeastern Brazil on Thursday, local media outlets reported.

Cellphone f ootage showed the candidate sitting on a supporter’s shoulders and waving to the crowd when someone plunged a knife into his abdomen. A 40-year-old man identified as the perpetrator was beaten by the crowd, police said. He was arrested and confessed to the crime, according to news reports.

Hospital officials said the candidate suffered a serious wound to his intestine and underwent surgery.

Bolsonaro is running on a tough-on-crime platform and has advocated for looser restrictions on gun ownership in Brazil.