Moment Brazil mayoral candidate sm@shes opponent's head with metal chair mid debate (video)

A televised mayoral debate took a violent turn in So Paulo, as news anchor and mayoral candidate Jose Luiz Datena shocked viewers by attacking his opponent with a chair.  The incident left Pablo Maral with a fractured rib and a dislocated finger.  He was taken to the hospital after complaining of difficulty breathing.  The moment has thrown the race to govern Brazils largest city into turmoil. Maral had been polling in third place in the race, behind incumbent Mayor Ricardo Nunes and a leftist candidate, Guilherme Boulos.  Leading up to the debate, Maral said he planned to destabilize Datena, who was trailing with just 6% of the vote.  During the debate, Maral repeatedly brought up s*xual harassment allegations against Datena. Although the allegations were later retracted, the topic struck a nerve with the man.  Datena claimed his opponent, an Instagram influencer, was turning the debate into a spectacle, calling it another one of Marals internet stunts.  But tensions boiled when Datena picked up a chair and slammed it into Marals back. Maral later compared the attack to assassination attempts on Donald Trump, asking on Instagram, Why is there so much hate?    Marals rise in the polls has largely been driven by his use of social media, where he has more than 13 million followers. So Paulos mayoral election is set for early October. Watch the video of the fight below. The post Moment Brazil mayoral candidate sm@shes opponent's head with metal chair mid debate (video) appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.