Representative in Italy gave testimony for video conferencing in the process that can revoke his mandate for attempted invasion of electronic systems
The federal deputy (PL-SP) denied this Wednesday (24.Set.2025) asked Hacker Walter Delgatti invasion of the electronic system of the CNJ (National Council of Justice). He said he contacted him for doubts about the safety of the electronic ballot box.
The testimony was provided by video conferencing to the Chamber’s CCJ (Constitution and Justice Commission). The process can result in the revocation of your mandate. Zambelli was sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempted invasion of electronic systems and was arrested on June 4, 2025. He was arrested in Italy on July 29.
To rapporteur Diego Garcia (Republicans-PR), Zambelli said contacts with Delgatti were based only on interest in the security of the electronic election system.
The deputy confirmed only the 1st meeting described by Delgatti, on September 10, 2022, in a public and not planned manner. According to his report, they talked about him being the hacker of Operation Vaza Jato.
Zambelli said he questioned Delgatti about possible electronic ballot fraud. “Any computer that exists on the face of the earth can be hacked”it would have been the hacker’s response, according to the deputy. Zambelli said he sought to clarify this issue for defending the printed vote since 2003.
According to his statement, interested in the answer, Zambelli asked Delgatti’s contact and took him to meet then -President Jair Bolsonaro (PL). The meeting was at the Palace of Alvorada, with the presence of former Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto. The deputy reported that he did not take Delgatti’s lawyer for considering him “More interested in financial resources than in telling the truth.”
“At that moment I had a person who could help show the importance of having 2 votes, an electronic and a print,” declared.
The deputy said she proposed to test 600 ballot boxes separately to check for possible fraud through the ballot boxes. Zambelli said he expressed concern for artificial intelligence in the system, which he considered unusual at the time. According to her, an AI could be “Within the programming of the electronic ballot box and be activated at 9am and deactivated at 17h”.
Zambelli contested having paid 40 thousand reais to Delgatti. According to a report by the PF (Federal Police), only 3 thousand reais arrived indirectly to the hacker, part of 10,000 reais contract for services on its site.
“He had passwords to work on the site, but did not fulfill the contract. So the other 7 thousand reais were not paid”Aphirmou Zambelli.
