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Federal Police Intercept Messages Linking Lula’s Son, Lulinha, to Lobbyist and 'Switzerland'

Brazil's Federal Police intercepted messages between President Lula’s son, Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, and a lobbyist in a new traffic of influence inquiry.

By Eleanor Shaw

Published Aug 17, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC

Federal Police Intercept Messages Linking Lula’s Son, Lulinha, to Lobbyist and 'Switzerland' — Tino Strauss / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Brazil's Federal Police intercepted messages between President Lula’s son, Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, and a lobbyist in a new traffic of influence inquiry.

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