The condominium in Spain where businessman Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, eldest son of President Lula (PT), lives, has large gardens, a spa, a zipline and apartments that can cost 5,500 euros per month in rent, the equivalent of R$32,000.
Folha visited a property for sale in the same residential complex, in La Moraleja, around 20 minutes from the center of Madrid. The upscale neighborhood is known for housing mansions of famous people such as Real Madrid players Vini Jr. and Rodrygo.
The residence of Lulinha, as the president's son is known, was published by the Metrópoles website and confirmed by the newspaper.
The president's son's defense claims that he pays the rent with income and effort from his own work. "We have always stated that he lives in dignified conditions, but without luxuries in Madrid, where he raises and educates his children", says lawyer Marco Aurélio de Carvalho.
Lulinha has not commented so far. He is being investigated in three Federal Police investigations, which investigate alleged crimes of influence peddling and corruption based on elements found in the investigation into suspected embezzlement of INSS retirements and pensions.
The information that has been released so far shows hiring attempts that were not closed by the federal government. His defense has denied illegalities, and Lula has said that, if he is involved, his son will be investigated.
The entrances, high walls and green areas of the La Moraleja neighborhood differ from other regions of the Spanish capital, with a golf club, horse riding club and international schools in the surrounding area. Security guards make rounds, but the level of control is much lower than that of complexes of the same standard in Brazil.
The condominium where Fábio Luís lives is made up of 13 low-rise buildings divided into three blocks, totaling 262 apartments. In the center of the block that the reporter visited is a large infinity pool with lifeguards – according to real estate advertisements, there are three others, as well as a spa with a sauna and gym.
Glass aquariums serve as coworking or kids space to leave children with an employee, and an outdoor play area has three slides and a 30-meter zipline. The green areas total 39 thousand m², equivalent to almost 80% of the Pacaembu stadium.
The apartment visited is 240 m² and has a spacious and bright living room, with kitchen "with island" and balcony overlooking the pool. It includes four bedrooms, four bathrooms and two parking spaces – there are also units with five bedrooms.
The rent with condominium and taxes costs 5,500 euros, but to get in, the real estate agency asks for another three months in advance, totaling 22 thousand euros in cash (R$ 130 thousand). In Spain, it is common for the tenant to need to prove income up to three times higher to rent.
When questioned, Lulinha's lawyer stated that private contracts are negotiated between the parties and insinuated that Fábio Luís' unit is below this value and entry conditions, but did not want to give further details on the grounds of preserving privacy.
For the same reason, he did not want to detail the current activity of the president's son. He only said that he continues to work as an individual in the private sector: "His banking and tax secrecy has already been broken and it has been demonstrated that his income is sufficient to live with dignity in Spain even if he were not working."
Lulinha moved to the country with his wife and two children in 2025 and, as Folha showed, opened a company in January this year that remains inactive. Named Synapta, the company has Fábio Luís as its sole employee and declares generic activities in the areas of technology, such as technical and IT consultancy.
The last recorded movement was the exclusion of a local law firm as its legal representative and registered office, in March, 12 days after the publication of the report, and its transfer to the address of a coworking space.
