João Zambelli, 18, son of the deputy (-SP), followed in the plenary, this Wednesday (10), the vote of the Chamber that contradicted the decision of the (Supreme Federal Court) and. The score was 227 to 170 — 257 votes were needed to impeach her.
He says to Sheet that, she will not resign from her mandate until she reaches the number of absences that lead to revocation — which should only occur in February 2026, according to a calculation by the Board of Directors of the Chamber.
The deputy’s son denied lawyer Fábio Pagnozzi, who represented Zambelli during the session. On the stand, the defender stated that, as he is no longer able to do so while in prison in Italy.
“Deputy Carla Zambelli was very clear. When she wins the vote in this plenary, she will resign, because she does not want to upset her parliamentary colleagues. Carla Zambelli just wants dignity”, said the lawyer.
According to João, however, the resignation was only considered as an idea, which would serve to negotiate support from deputies opposed to it, from and from , which was not necessary, as only the votes from the right were enough to save it.
“It is not [verdade que ela vai renunciar]. That agreement never happened. This was a hypothesis that we created, but that we never offered to anyone. We knew we could win without help from PT, PC do B, PSOL, without exchanging votes”, said João.
Zambelli’s son praised the articulation of PL deputies in favor of the deputy and said that he helped. “I also did this work, we talked to everyone, everyone here in the opposition, people from the center”, he declared.
The argument that, in practice, there is no meaning to it, was what supported the report in favor of revocation, which ended up defeated in the plenary.
Left-wing deputies also argued in their speeches that the deputy, who belongs to Brazil, is already prevented from exercising her mandate.
João, however, says that his mother could exercise it through written statements, such as letters, and through the media.
The vote that saved Zambelli lasted into the early hours of this Thursday (11), the day João turns 18.
“I asked God all month to give me a gift worthy of this. I stopped going to visit my mother on my birthday to be here and I say it was worth it. […] It was simply unforgettable. I’m going to make a point of telling my children’s children, I’m going to tell them.”
João also said that he has already visited his mother in Italy, that he has communicated with her via email and that she is being treated well in prison. “She’s strong, she’s a lioness as always, a warrior,” he added.
Zambelli twice, once for invading the (National Council of Justice) system, with a sentence of 10 years in prison, and another for illegal possession and illegal restraint using a firearm, with a sentence of 5 years and 3 months in prison in an initial semi-open regime.
The deputy fled the country, passing through Argentina and the United States before landing in Italy. After about two months on the run,.
