Brazilian politician attacks police with rifle and grenades, wounding two

Bolsonaro ally Roberto Jefferson said he was resisting arrest in the name of freedom, democracy and family values'

Brazil's toxic presidential election has taken a surreal and violent turn after a radical ally of the far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, used hand grenades and a rifle to attack federal police officers as they attempted to arrest him.

Roberto Jefferson, a former congressman who has called Bolsonaro a personal friend", launched the attack on Sunday after police arrived at his home in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro. Two officers reportedly sustained non-fatal shrapnel wounds, while photographs showed a federal police vehicle riddled with bullet holes.