Brazilian presidential hopeful Jair Bolsonaro stabbed at a campaign rally

Bolsonaro, who has been referred to as the "Brazilian Trump", was attacked in the middle of a crowd in the city of Juiz de Fora, reportedly suffering three injuries to his intestines.

However, the controversial candidate for Brazil's Social Liberal Party, who has made a number of racist and homophobic remarks on the campaign trail, is expected to recover.

Bolsonaro is currently the favourite to win next month's presidential elections if former President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, who is currently in prison following a corruption conviction, remains blocked from standing.

Footage of the incident shows Bolsonaro being held up by supporters after being stabbed with what appears to be a knife before doubling over in pain and being placed into a car.

Police arrested a suspect after he was manhandled and beaten by supporters of the far-right politician.

Making a statement from his hospital bed, Bolsonaro, who once said Brazilian Congresswoman Maria do Rosario was "not worth raping" and that he would be "incapable of loving a gay son", claimed the attack was unprovoked and that he had "never hurt anyone".