Politics · Brazil · 1 hr ago
Lobbyist says her relationship with Lula was institutional, not commercial
Roberta Luchsinger said her relationship with President Lula was institutional, not professional or commercial.
She made the statement to CNN Brasil eight days before Brazil's presidential runoff.
Luchsinger is a businesswoman and lobbyist.
She is under investigation for corruption and influence peddling alongside Lula's son, Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, known as Lulinha.
The statement addresses the nature of her relationship with the president.
Lula is the president of Brazil, and the runoff was approaching when she spoke.
The account gives no further details about the investigation or what will happen next.
Lobbyist and businesswoman Roberta Luchsinger said her relationship with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was institutional, not professional or commercial.
She made the statement to CNN Brasil eight days before Brazil’s second-round election.
Luchsinger is under investigation for corruption and influence peddling alongside Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, known as Lulinha.
- Who
- Roberta Luchsinger, a businesswoman and lobbyist.
- What
- She said her relationship with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was institutional, not professional or commercial.
- When
- Eight days before Brazil’s second-round election.
- Where
- In an interview with CNN Brasil.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Speaker
- Roberta Luchsinger
- Relationship described
- Institutional, not professional or commercial
- Investigation
- Luchsinger is being investigated alongside Fábio Luís Lula da Silva for corruption and influence peddling
- Election timing
- Statement came eight days before Brazil’s second-round election