Attack on Jair Bolsonaro’s life throws Brazil into deeper uncertainty

Jair Bolsonaro was being carried by his supporters, dressed in yellow and green, shouting “my political party is called Brazil,” when a man stabbed him in the stomach. Regardless of Mr. Bolsonaro’s politics, this act of violence must be renounced – without any relativism whatsoever.

This case is, unfortunately, far from the first act of political violence in Brazil this year. In March, left-wing Rio de Janeiro city councilor Marielle Franco was murdered in what police have called a politically-motivated assassination. In April, shots were fired at a campsite where former President Lula was campaigning.

Our political leaders are partially responsible for these acts. Over the...