Zambelli, who has been out of the country since the beginning of the investigations against Bolsonaro allies for attempted coups, was located and arrested in late July by Italian authorities following a request for international cooperation.

Her arrest was carried out by the European country’s police, but the Brazilian federal police will be responsible for the extradition process.

In June, the First Chamber unanimously sentenced Bolsonaro supporter to 10 years in prison for hacking the National Council of Justice, initially under a closed regime, losing her parliamentary mandate (which will be declared by the Chamber of Deputies after the final verdict), and disqualification from office.

The Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office cites a Federal Police report, which confirmed that the hacker “worked for the defendant (Zambelli), and it should be noted that he had access to information on websites and servers associated with the parliamentarian.”

The complaint alleges that the payment was hidden, that is, masked, in an attempt to conceal the relationship, and was made through a third party: an employee of Zambelli’s office, who was not charged in the case.

The congresswoman and the cybercriminal must also pay compensation of two million reais (about $345,000) for moral and collective damages.

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