Brazilian presidential candidate stabbed at rally
Brasilia, Sep 7 : Brazil's front-running far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was stabbed during a rally while campaigning for next month's election.
On Thursday, Bolsonaro, notorious for making racist, sexist and homophobic remarks, was being led through a crowd on the shoulders of supporters in Juiz de Fora city in the southern state of Minhas Gervais when an assailant stabbed him from the front and he appeared to scream in pain, reports CNN.
Known to many of his countrymen as the "Brazilian Trump", Bolsonaro was taken to a hospital where medical officials and his family said he was in a stable condition.
"Unfortunately it was more serious than we hoped," tweeted his son Flavio Bolsonaro.
"The wound reached part of his liver, lung and intestine. He lost a lot of blood, reaching the hospital... Almost dead... His condition now seems stable. Please pray!"
Brazil's federal police said that they arrested a man identified as Adelio Bispo de Oliveira, 40, whom a group of people tried to lynch after accusing him of staging the attack, reports Efe news.
Bolsonaro is one of the most controversial candidates in the current electoral round because he is a defender of Brazil's 1964-1984 military dictatorship.
He is also facing court proceedings for inciting violence.
According to a voter survey released on Wednesday, the rightist would finish first in the October 7 election if imprisoned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose candidacy was declared invalid by election authorities does not participate, but he would lose in a runoff.
Lula was heading all the voter surveys with some 40 per cent support but recently he was declared "ineligible" to run because of his conviction on corruption charges.
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Celebi Aviation denies ownership links to Erdogan’s daughter after security clearance revoked
New Delhi: Celebi Aviation India has vehemently rejected rumors on social media about ownership or affiliation with Sumeyye Erdogan, the daughter of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Celebi Aviation India takes care of the ground and cargo handling activities at key Indian airports like Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai, which are sensitive from a national security viewpoint.
The clarification follows the Indian government's move to cancel the company's security clearance in the wake of increased scrutiny of Turkish connections, after Ankara's latest diplomatic approach inclining towards Pakistan.
In a formal announcement, the ground-handling and airport services firm declared that Sumeyye Erdogan has no involvement whatsoever and doesn't have any stake in the parent organization. The company clarified that its ownership lies solely with members of the Celebioglu family, Can Celebioglu and Canan Celebioglu, who, it said, have no political associations.
"There is no one named Sumeyye owning any shareholding in the parent organisation,” the statement noted, dismissing online speculation as baseless. Celebi further stated that it is a professionally managed company with a global presence, adhering to corporate governance and neutrality, and having no ties to any foreign government or political individual.
Celebi also detailed the ownership structure of its parent company, explaining that 65 per cent is held by institutional investors across Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the UAE, and Western Europe. Notably, a Jersey-registered fund, Actera Partners II L.P., holds a 50 per cent stake, while Dutch entity Alpha Airport Services BV owns 15 per cent.
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