Popularity of ‘Brazil’s Trump’ rises after stabbing attack

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Popularity of ‘Brazil’s Trump’ rises after stabbing attack

Brazil’s leading presidential candidate, conservative Jair Bolsonaro, remains in intensive care awaiting more surgery after being stabbed last week.

While he is unlikely to return to the campaign trail before the October 7 election, a new opinion poll shows the attack has boosted his approval ratings.

Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Curitiba.