Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Brazil’s Supreme Court Authorizes Semi-Open Regime for Hacker Walter Delgatti

Moraes granted the shift after finding compliance with time‑served thresholds alongside documented good behavior.

Overview

  • Minister Alexandre de Moraes signed the decision on January 9 and ordered São Paulo’s prison administration to transfer Delgatti to an agricultural or industrial colony within days.
  • The ruling cites fulfillment of the 20% time-served requirement for a non-violent repeat offender and prison records attesting to good conduct, with a favorable opinion from the Prosecutor General’s Office in December.
  • Delgatti is serving an 8-year, 3-month sentence for the January 2023 CNJ hack that inserted false documents, including a fabricated arrest warrant against Moraes, a case tied by the court to ex-deputy Carla Zambelli.
  • Moraes warned the benefit can be revoked and the sentence regressed if Delgatti commits a new intentional crime or a serious disciplinary infraction.
  • The progression applies to the CNJ conviction and does not alter other proceedings, including the Operation Spoofing case in which Delgatti received a first-instance 20-year sentence that remains under appeal.