The interview was published in Le Monde. HERE is the link. It's behind a paywall but the interview is there.
You can doubt the truth of Lula's words but to make this about TASS is the calling card of a cretin.
1. You assume too much when you say the Marxist Lula speaks the “truth”.
2. Le Monde is a Leftist venue and going all the way back to Reagan’s time known for presenting views close to the Kremlin’s.