Overview

• CCJ president Paulo Azi said the committee aims to vote on the report in the third week of October after up to five sessions for drafting.
• Relator Diego Garcia asked the Supreme Federal Court whether it will lift secrecy on the inquiry and authorize using excerpts as evidence in his report.
• Zambelli spoke remotely with authorization from Italian authorities while remaining detained in Italy as extradition proceedings continue.
• The deputy was convicted by the STF in May to 10 years in prison and a R$ 2 million fine, with the Court directing loss of mandate if the sentence becomes final.
• The Chamber has not executed automatic cassation, so any loss of mandate depends on an absolute majority of 257 votes in the plenary after the CCJ’s decision; prior CCJ witnesses offered conflicting accounts, with Walter Delgatti implicating Zambelli and her denying the allegations.