Italy Postpones Zambelli Extradition Hearing to Dec. 18 as Brazil’s Audit Court Drops AGU Contract Probe

Overview

• The Rome appeals court asked Brazil for assurances on prison conditions before issuing a decision, according to O Globo.
• Zambelli remains jailed in Rome since July after Italian judges cited a high risk of flight.
• The next hearing is scheduled for 18 December, with the Italian prosecution already backing extradition and rejecting claims of political persecution.
• Brazil’s Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) closed a request to investigate the AGU’s hiring of Italian lawyers, citing urgency and noting relevant results.
• The TCU filing was prompted by PL deputies Gustavo Gayer and Coronel Meira, who referenced reports of a contract worth about R$ 200,000, as reported by Folha de S.Paulo.