Lula's Lobbyist Ally Threatens Plea Deal Amid Threats Row

Roberta Luchsinger, a lobbyist and friend of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's son Fabio Luis Lula da Silva, known as Lulinha, said she plans to sign a plea bargain with authorities and will spare no one, including the president or his son. She made the remarks in an interview with CNN Brasil broadcast on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Luchsinger said she receives about 50 death threats per day and that her two daughters' social media pages were flooded with rape and stabbing threats. She said if anything happens to her or her daughters, it will bear the mark of the president of the republic.

“I will spare no one. It can be the president of the republic, who in my view is a great scoundrel, a great liar and, I repeat, a great coward. I will not spare the president's son, no one, because what is at stake is the truth.”

She said she decided to speak publicly to defend herself after Lula called her a fraud on Globo TV in August and compared her to Daniel Vorcaro of Banco Master. She said using the public machine and prime time to attack her exposed her to new aggression.

Luchsinger is under investigation with Lulinha in three Federal Police inquiries for influence peddling. The suspicion is that they worked with federal agency authorities to favor companies.

The Presidency's Social Communication Secretariat said Lula is unaware of the facts reported by Luchsinger and that he never had any interlocution with her or received her demands. The Planalto said it is strange that such statements are launched on the eve of the second round of the election.