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Chamber Vote Falls Short to Strip Carla Zambelli’s Mandate

The tally missed the constitutional threshold, preserving her seat despite a final 10-year sentence with detention in Italy.

Overview

  • The plenary voted 227 for removal, 110 against and 10 abstentions, below the 257 votes required to revoke the mandate.
  • Zambelli remains a federal deputy even as she is held in Italy after a Supreme Federal Court conviction tied to the CNJ systems invasion.
  • The CCJ had approved a report by Deputy Claudio Cajado arguing incarceration makes parliamentary duties impossible, citing STF jurisprudence such as the Nelson Meurer case.
  • With the rejection in plenary, the representation filed by the Chamber’s Board will be archived.
  • Italian prosecutors have issued a favorable opinion for extradition, while the STF continues to await a final decision as Zambelli’s status is challenged politically and in court.