Flávio Bolsonaro has conditioned his participation in presidential debates on the presence of frontrunner Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a stance that contributed to the cancellation of the September 14 debate organized by a media consortium. Neither candidate confirmed attendance by the September 7 deadline, leading organizers to cancel the event after smaller-party candidates had already agreed to participate. This follows the August 23 Band debate, which both frontrunners also skipped. With the first round scheduled for October 4 and additional debates planned for late September, the campaigns' selective approach to events—prioritizing direct matchups—has shaped trader expectations that Flávio will not appear in further pre-election debates.