圣保罗10月1日讯——巴西总统候选人将于周四迎来在周日大选前接触选民的最后机会之一，该国最大的免费电视广播公司环球电视台（TV Globo）将举办其传统的选战收官辩论会。
SAO PAULO, Oct 1 - Brazilian presidential candidates will on Thursday have one of their final opportunities to reach voters ahead of Sunday's election as TV Globo, the country's largest free-to-air broadcaster, hosts its traditional end-of-campaign debate.
然而，总统卢拉·达席尔瓦将缺席此次活动。为了寻求史无前例的第四个总统任期，他在今年缺席了所有辩论。
The event, however, will take place without President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who has skipped all debates this year as he seeks an unprecedented fourth term.
这位在周日首轮投票前的历次主流民调中均领先的左翼总统，一直避免与右翼候选人同台。随着他将目标锁定在可能对其发起主要挑战的参议员弗拉维奥·博尔索纳罗（Flavio Bolsonaro）并极有可能进入第二轮投票，这些右翼候选人可能会将攻击集中在他身上。
The leftist president, who has led every major poll for Sunday's first-round vote, has avoided sharing the stage with a field dominated by right-wing candidates who could concentrate their attacks on him as he sets his sights on a likely runoff against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, his main challenger.
卢拉在7月曾表示：“我不会去辩论会上听废话。如果辩论对公众没有帮助，我为什么要为了回应垃圾话而去参加？”
"I don't go to debates to listen to nonsense. If the debate isn't helpful to the public, why should I go just to respond to trash talk?"
自1985年巴西长达21年的军事独裁统治结束以来，电视总统辩论曾是巴西民主的一个标志，但随着领先候选人越来越多地选择缺席，辩论的重要性已经下降。
Lula said in July. Once a hallmark of Brazilian democracy following the end of the country's 21-year military dictatorship in 1985, televised presidential debates have lost relevance as leading candidates have increasingly chosen to stay away.
这是卢拉第七次竞选总统，他在2006年连任竞选的第一轮投票前的最后一场辩论中也曾拒绝出席，这一决定当时引发了广泛批评。
Lula, who is running for president for the seventh time, also declined to participate in the last debate before the first round of his 2006 reelection campaign, a decision that drew widespread criticism at the time.
竞争对手指责卢拉逃避对其政府的审查。他的缺席也让前总统雅伊尔·博尔索纳罗（Jair Bolsonaro）的长子弗拉维奥·博尔索纳罗缺席了辩论。
Rivals have accused Lula of dodging scrutiny over his administration. His absence has also kept Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, away from debates.
这位议员本周早些时候表示：“我在这次竞选中的唯一对手是卢拉。他才是我想要辩论的人。”在两人均拒绝出席后，其他电视台举办的两场辩论已被取消。
"My only opponent in this campaign is Lula. He's the one I want to debate," the lawmaker said earlier this week. Two debates on other networks were canceled after both declined to attend.
然而这一次，弗拉维奥·博尔索纳罗已确认将参加周四的辩论。届时，他很可能会争取未决定倾向的选民、宣传其政治纲领并批评总统。与此同时，卢拉计划在同一时间参加一个播客节目。
This time, however, Flavio Bolsonaro has confirmed he will participate in Thursday's debate, where he is likely to appeal to undecided voters, promote his platform and criticize the president. Lula instead plans to appear on a podcast at the same time.
其他三名中右翼候选人——作家兼精神病学家奥古斯都·库里、戈亚斯州前州长罗纳尔多·卡亚多以及米纳斯吉拉斯州前州长罗梅乌·泽马——预计也将参加此次辩论。
Three other right-of-center candidates — author-psychiatrist Augusto Cury, former Goias Governor Ronaldo Caiado, and former Minas Gerais Governor Romeu Zema — are also expected to take part in the debate.
夸斯特研究公司（Quaest）本周公布的一项民意调查显示，在第一轮投票中，卢拉的支持率为39%，博索纳罗为34%，卡亚多（4%）、库里（4%）、雷纳安·桑托斯（3%）和泽马（1%）的支持率则远远落后。在模拟的第二轮投票中，卢拉和博索纳罗的支持率均为42%，不相上下。
A Quaest survey this week showed Lula with 39% support for the first round and Bolsonaro with 34%, followed a long way behind by Caiado (4%), Cury (4%), Renan Santos (3%) and Zema (1%). Lula and Bolsonaro were seen tied at 42% each in a simulated runoff.
卡亚多在社交媒体上写道：“我希望卢拉能去参加辩论。我想看着他的眼睛，辩论两个让巴西人担忧的问题：治安和腐败。”路透社
"I wanted Lula to go to the debate," Caiado wrote on social media. "I wanted to look him in the eye and debate two things that worry Brazilians: security and corruption." REUTERS