Friday, July 31st 2026 - 18:35 UTC
No charges have been filed. The authorization opens the preliminary evidence-gathering stage, after which prosecutors will decide whether to bring an indictment
Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice André Mendonça authorized the Federal Police on Thursday to open an investigation into Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, the eldest son of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, over indications of influence-peddling and corruption.
No charges have been filed. The authorization opens the preliminary evidence-gathering stage, after which prosecutors will decide whether to bring an indictment. The 51-year-old businessman, known as Lulinha, is presumed innocent.
Investigators suspect he acted, together with businesswoman Roberta Luchsinger, on behalf of the firm World Cannabis, linked to lobbyist Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes, to facilitate the supply of medicinal cannabis-based products to the public health system. The approaches are alleged to have reached the Health Ministry and the presidential office. According to a witness statement taken by the Federal Police, Luchsinger introduced the lobbyist to the president's son. The deal never materialized.
