Carla Zambelli facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Carla Zambelli
Zambelli in 2019
Federal Deputy
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 February 2019 On leave since 5 June 2025
Constituency	São Paulo
Personal details
Born	Carla Zambelli Salgado (1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 45) Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
Citizenship	Brazil Italy
Political party	PL (2022–present)
Other political affiliations	PSL (2018–2022) UNIÃO (2022)
Spouse	Aginaldo de Oliveira ​ (m. 2020)​
Occupation	Project manager
Legal Information
Criminal status	On leave
Conviction(s)	False information, computer issues
Criminal penalty	10 years in prison
Wanted by	Federal Police, Interpol
Wanted since	4 June 2025
Time at large	66 days

Carla Zambelli Salgado de Oliveira (born on July 3, 1980) is a Brazilian politician and activist. She is known for starting the "On the Streets" movement. Zambelli became well-known for her work supporting the removal of former president Dilma Rousseff from office. In the 2018 elections, she was chosen as a federal deputy for São Paulo, representing the Social Liberal Party (PSL).

On January 30, 2025, a court in São Paulo decided to remove Congresswoman Carla Zambelli from her position. This decision was made because of concerns about her political actions and how she used media. She was accused of spreading false information about the 2022 election. There was also an incident in 2022 where she was seen with a firearm and chased a person in Jardins, São Paulo. However, this decision is not yet final. Zambelli has the right to appeal to a higher court. Even if the ruling is upheld, her removal from office still needs a final decision from the Chamber of Deputies. Until all legal steps are finished, she officially remains in office. However, she has been temporarily given a leave from her job as a member of the Chamber of Deputies for 127 days without pay.

After a court decision regarding issues with computer systems and false information, she left Brazil through the Argentine border. She said she was facing political difficulties.

Some people describe her political views as being part of the far-right Bolsonarist way of thinking.

Carla Zambelli's Life and Ideas

Carla Zambelli was born on July 3, 1980, in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

In 2017, she shared that she believed in monarchy, which means having a king or queen as head of state. She came to this view after talking with members of the imperial family. She does not support affirmative action, which helps certain groups get equal opportunities, except for people with disabilities.

In the 2018 elections, she was elected as a federal deputy for the PSL party. She stated that her main goal in the Chamber of Deputies would be to fight against corruption. Zambelli explained that she would do this by focusing on "less government, more justice, and real education."

In April 2022, she mentioned that she was trying to get support for another lawmaker, Daniel Silveira, to receive a special pardon.

Views on COVID-19

On May 30, 2020, while on a TV show, Zambelli claimed that empty coffins were being buried in the state of Ceará. She suggested this was an attempt to make COVID-19 death numbers seem higher. However, the photograph she used as proof was later shown to be from 2017, taken in the state of São Paulo. It was part of an investigation into a life insurance fraud case. Because of Zambelli's statement, the government of Ceará said they would take legal action.

On August 18, 2020, Zambelli's team announced that she had caught COVID-19. They said she would start treatment using hydroxychloroquine. Zambelli had often spoken positively about this medicine, even though it can have negative health effects. She also said that the First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro recovered from COVID-19 because of hydroxychloroquine.

On August 24, 2020, Zambelli was admitted to the hospital for "medical tests and to check for an autoimmune disease". Two days later, on August 26, 2020, Zambelli posted on Twitter that she was "100% cured" thanks to early treatment with hydroxychloroquine. However, on August 28, 2020, the hospital where she was treated stated that she had not had COVID-19 in the first place. The hospital said:

After the hospital's statement, Zambelli said her COVID-19 test result was a false positive. Following this situation and public discussion, Zambelli removed the tweet where she said hydroxychloroquine helped her recover.

In March 2022, Zambelli launched a website to help people who did not want to get the COVID-19 vaccine. She referred to a part of Brazil's law that says "no one can be forced to undergo, at the risk of life, medical treatment or surgery." Zambelli was filmed in November 2022, just before the presidential elections. She was in Jardins, a neighborhood in São Paulo, and was seen entering a bar with a revolver. She was filmed holding a pistol and chasing a journalist. She later left Brazil for three weeks, going to Florida. On the day of the incident, Zambelli was not arrested right away.

Electoral History