Infection to Keep Brazil’s Bolsonaro in Hospital Longer: Paper

Infection to Keep Brazil’s Bolsonaro in Hospital Longer: Paper
Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro listens to the national anthem during a meeting with women in Porto Alegre, Brazil Aug. 30, 2018. By Diego Vara/Reuters
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SAO PAULO—Brazilian right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, the front-runner in next month’s election, will not leave hospital on Sept. 28 as expected due to an infection, the Estado de S.Paulo newspaper reported on Sept. 27.

Citing sources close to Bolsonaro, the paper said he caught a bacterial infection after a catheter was removed during his recovery from a near-fatal stabbing in the abdomen three weeks ago.