Zambelli celebrates his release from prison in Italy and says he is on a "mission"

Former deputy Carla Zambelli celebrated this Friday (22) her release from prison in Italy. In a video published on social media by lawyer Pieremilio Sammarco, she thanked God for the outcome of her release and said that she is on a "life of mission".

"And now we are free, thank God, to continue a life of mission. You don't know what this mission is yet, but you will soon know

Zambelli left the prison where he had been since July 2025 on Friday night. Earlier, the Italian court denied extradition and authorized the release of the former deputy. The decision responded to a request from the defense. The former congresswoman was detained after her name was included in Interpol's Red Diffusion as an international fugitive.

The decision refers to the conviction of the former deputy for invading the CNJ (National Council of Justice) system and issuing a false arrest warrant against minister Alexandre de Moraes, of the STF (Supreme Federal Court).

The extradition request for Zambelli to serve his sentence in Brazil for being convicted of illegal possession of a weapon for the case in which he pointed a revolver at a man in São Paulo is still pending.

The Court of Appeal had analyzed the two cases in the same hearing and published two different decisions, both in favor of extradition.

This Friday, however, the Supreme Court of Cassation, the last instance of Italian justice, judged only the conviction relating to the CNJ case and handed down a ruling in favor of Zambelli. The same court must judge, without a date yet set, the case relating to the other case.

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