Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reacts during a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in this December 3, 2015 file photo. Federal police went to the home of Lula on March 4, 2016 after a warrant was issued to bring him in for questioning in the latest round of the Operation Carwash anti-graft investigation, local media said. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/Files

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian federal police said on Friday they were carrying out 33 search warrants and 11 detention warrants in the Operation Carwash anti-graft investigation, including two in Sao Bernardo do Campo, the hometown of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Local media reported that Lula was being brought in for questioning in the sweeping corruption investigation involving state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA.