Zambelli Arrested in Italy, Pending Extradition to Brazil

Don't extradite me - Brazilian MP Zambelli after Rome arrest - General News

Conservative Brazilian congresswoman-turned-fugitive Carla Zambelli has appealed to Italy not to extradite her to homeland after she was arrested in Rome on Tuesday. (ANSA)

Fugitive Brazilian Lawmaker Carla Zambelli Arrested in Italy - teleSUR English

The far-right politician was sentenced by the Brazilian Supreme Court to 10 years in prison. On Tuesday night, a joint operation by Interpol and Brazilian and Italian security forces arrested Brazilian lawmaker Carla Zambelli, who had been a fugitive in Italy after being sentenced by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court to 10 years in prison for a cyberattack on the National Justice Council (CNJ). RELATED: Brazilians Condemn U.S. Interference Over Bol…

Zambelli arrested in Italy, pending extradition to Brazil

Italian authorities in Rome Tuesday arrested Carla Zambelli, a far-right Brazilian congresswoman and staunch supporter of former President Jair Bolsonaro. She had fled to Italy in May after being sentenced to ten years in prison in the South American country.

Carla Zambelli’s Arrest in Rome: What It Means for Brazil, Italy, and the Conservative Momevement

Carla Zambelli, a well-known conservative congresswoman from Brazil, was arrested in Rome in July 2025 after months evading capture. Italian police picked her up following an international alert from Interpol. Zambelli faces over ten years in prison in Brazil for leading a cyberattack against the country’s judicial system—an attack where she falsified official documents and […]