Overview
- The Court of Appeal in Rome scheduled the extradition hearing for November 27 at 13:00 local time (09:00 Brasília) to consider Brazil’s request.
- Zambelli remains in preventive custody at Rebibbia prison, with courts citing a high risk of flight and the Court of Cassation upholding her detention in October.
- The Italian Public Prosecutor has issued a favorable opinion for extradition, saying the legal requirements under the bilateral treaty are satisfied.
- She was detained near Rome on July 29 following an Interpol red notice after the STF ordered her sentences executed for two convictions: 10 years for CNJ system invasion and falsity ideológica, and five years and three months for illegal firearm possession and coercion.
- In Brasília, the Chamber’s Constitution and Justice Committee plans to finalize this month the process that could revoke her mandate, which would then require at least 257 votes in the full House.