Haddad Says Lulinha Is Outside Government as INSS CPI Approves Secrecy Break

Overview

• The INSS parliamentary inquiry approved requests targeting Fábio Luís Lula da Silva and businessman Augusto Lima, including measures to obtain financial data.
• Lulinha’s defense denies any role in alleged INSS discount frauds that the Federal Police are investigating.
• Federal Police materials previously cited Lulinha in a probe into improper deductions from retirees and pensioners, with indications of a possible hidden partnership.
• Augusto Lima faces seven CPI requests that include a call for testimony and potential banking and fiscal secrecy breaks still under review.
• Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said he does not know Lulinha’s private finances and denied discussing the São Paulo electoral scenario at a dinner with President Lula, as reporting points to a planning meeting with Geraldo Alckmin next week.