Lula’s son’s lawyers ask Alcolumbre and Supremo to take action and say the leak is a “serious crime”
The defense of Lulinha, son of the president (PT), declared this Thursday (5.mar.2026) to the Poder360 which will inform the STF (Supreme Federal Court) and the presidency of the National Congress about the leak of information due to the breach of confidentiality. The data indicates that Lulinha moved R$19.5 million in accounts linked to him. For the defense, it is a “crime grave”.
O Poder360 anticipated that the PF and is crossing the information with that of other people being investigated, such as Careca from INSS and lobbyist Roberta Luchsinger, . The objective is to see how the money flow was between the bank accounts of all those mentioned. The decisions were authorized by Minister André Mendonça, rapporteur of the INSS fraud investigation.
According to Lulinha’s defense team, there was a selective and criminal leak of banking information without context. The lawyers’ note states that the quote from “sum of movements” is a irrelevant givenas it does not represent the net amounts owned or received by the accounts.
To the Poder360the defense stated that it contacted all competent authorities to inform about the leaks to take the appropriate administrative and procedural measures.
“If it occurred, the leak constitutes a serious crime, which is being immediately reported to all competent authorities. We will spare no effort to identify and punish those responsible“, says the note.
Regarding the mention that there were transfers of R$721 thousand from the President of the Republic, the lawyers claim that “are advances of legitimate inheritance to children of the president, reimbursement of costs incurred by Fábio Luís during the emergency period in which Lula was illegally imprisoned, or on loan to LILS Palestras, from which Fábio Luís has shares received by inheritance”.
The document also states that, regarding the leaked information, “it is impossible for us to assess its existence, veracity or details, since Fábio Luís and his defense do not have access to either the documents received by the CPMI or those that the press claims to have received“.
This digital newspaper that preliminary documents from the Federal Police investigation indicated that Lulinha may have received an allowance of R$300,000 from the scheme to embezzle resources from Social Security beneficiaries. The son of the President of the Republic denies having committed irregularities.
There is evidence that the person responsible for paying Lulinha was Careca from INSS. He has been in prison since September 12, 2025.
BREAK OF CONFIDENTIALITY
In the decision that authorized the breaking of Lulinha’s confidentiality, minister André Mendonça determined that the internet providers in which the president’s son keeps emails preserve the files for as long as necessary for the investigations.
Mendonça is the rapporteur at the Supreme Court of the investigation that investigates fraud involving illegal discounts in payments to INSS beneficiaries. The magistrateappointed by the then president (PL). In addition to reporting on the investigation into the INSS scandal, Mendonça – by the Central Bank and suspected of having used false credit securities in its balance sheets.
The decision on breach of confidentiality requested by the Federal Police coincides with the period in which President Lula about his son and suspected INSS fraud.
UNDERSTAND
CPMI investigates suspected fraud and improper discounts on INSS benefits. The breach of confidentiality allows the commission to have access to financial transactions, tax declarations and contracts related to the person being investigated.
To date, there is no court decision that attributes a crime to Lulinha. The measure is part of the evidence collection phase within the scope of the parliamentary committee.
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