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President Jair Bolsonaro will undergo surgery on September 8 to remove a hernia from his abdomen, which was caused by the three previous procedures he underwent after being stabbed last year during a campaign rally. Mr. Bolsonaro’s intestines suffered several perforations, causing a loss of 2.5 liters of blood, which brought the president very close to death. Click...
