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Italy Sets Nov. 27 Hearing on Brazil’s Extradition Bid for Carla Zambelli

Prosecutors have endorsed Brazil’s request after judges deemed her a flight risk.

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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.