BRAZILIAN police questioned former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva yesterday as part of a bribery investigation being used to target his successor’s government.

Two of Mr da Silva’s sons were also quizzed over the corruption scandal at state oil company Petrobras following a dawn raid on the family home, non-government organisation the Lula Institute and other properties.

Police said they were acting on 33 search and 11 arrest warrants in the Operation Carwash investigation.