Friend of Lulinha sent contract draft to Lula's former chief of staff

Marco Aurélio Santana Ribeiro, former chief of staff to Brazilian President Lula, received a draft contract for the sale of cannabidiol-based medicines to the Ministry of Health from lobbyist Roberta Luchsinger. The contract proposed a direct sale, bypassing public bidding processes. Ribeiro confirmed receiving the document but stated he did not forward it to any government officials.

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Marco Aurélio confirms having received a contract model, but states he did not pass the draft on to anyone in the government.

The Federal Police obtained communications detailing these exchanges, which were initially reported by the newspaper O Globo. Luchsinger, a friend of Lula's son Fábio Luís Lula da Silva (known as Lulinha), is under investigation for her connections to lobbyist Antônio Carlos Camilo Antunes. Investigations indicate Luchsinger had meetings involving Ribeiro, Lulinha, and Swedenberger Barbosa, the then-executive secretary of the Ministry of Health.

Further inquiries revealed Luchsinger purchased two diamond jewelry pieces at Ribeiro's request for Mother's Day gifts. These transactions are documented in dialogues seized by the Federal Police as part of a broader investigation into alleged fraud within the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). Ribeiro's defense claims the jewelry cost is included within a R$ 217,000 loan he received from Luchsinger and has since repaid.

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Swedenberger repeats that one of his functions was to receive people and forward demands for technical analysis and subsequent decision.

Communications also show Lulinha advising Luchsinger on how to issue invoices to pressure a businessman under investigation. In one message, Luchsinger tells Lulinha that "our future is Switzerland," referencing their joint endeavors. The Ministry of Health stated that while Luchsinger was received, her proposals did not advance.

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our future is Switzerland