Far-right candidate Bolsonaro gains little after stabbing - poll

FILE PHOTO: Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro reacts after being stabbed during a rally in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais state, Brazil September 6, 2018. Picture taken September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Raysa Campos Leite/File photo - Copyright STRINGER(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 11/09/2018 - 02:32•Updated 25/04/2024 - 19:10

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BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, who was stabbed in the stomach during a campaign rally last week and is in intensive care, maintained his lead in Brazil's presidential election race, a poll by Datafolha showed on Monday.

The first survey conducted since the near-fatal stabbing of Bolsonaro showed he won 24 percent potential votes among those polled, slightly up from 22 percent in a Datafolha survey released last month.