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Walter Delgatti Neto
Hearing of Delgatti in the 8 January CPMI
Born (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 36)
Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil
Other namesHacker de Araraquara
Vermelho
Known forVaza Jato
Political partyDEM (until 2019)
Criminal statusIn prison
Convictions
Criminal penalty
  • First: 20 years and 1 month
  • Second: 8 years and 3 months

Walter Delgatti Neto (born 23 March 1989), also known as Hacker de Araraquara (English: Araraquara Hacker) or Vermelho (English: Red) is a Brazilian hacker. He became nationally known for hacking mobile devices of Operation Car Wash authorities,[1] and later, for crimes committed along congresswoman Carla Zambelli.[2] On 25 July 2019, he was expelled from Democrats (DEM) political party after being arrested.[3] On 14 May 2025, the Supreme Federal Court unanimously convicted Delgatti to 8 years and 3 months of prison for hacking the systems of the National Council of Justice. Congresswoman Zambelli was also convicted for the same crime.[4][5]

Background

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Before becaming nationally known for hacking Brazilian authorities, Delgatti Neto, known as Red for being redhead, already had criminal background. In 2013, he was convicted in second instance for embezzeling R$ 600,000 from a bank, but wasn't arrested due to crime prescription. In 2015, he was convicted for scam. In 2018, he was indicted for drug trafficking and document fraud after the police found drugs, false medical prescriptions and a false student ID, but he was acquitted.[6]

Vaza Jato

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Main article: Vaza Jato

In 2019, The Intercept Brasil published talks between Operation Car Wash authorities which showed supposed violations of impartiality, independence and equidistance between defense and prosecution. In the talks, judge Sérgio Moro guided the prosecution, suggesting changes in phases of Operation Car Wash, along prosecutor Deltan Dallagnol and other members of the operation. Later, Delgatti confessed to the Federal Police for being the responsible for hacking the Moro and other authorities' mobile phones.[7] The hacker later confirmed to the police for being responsible to leak the informations to The Intercept Brasil.[8][9] Delgatti was described by the press as "the hacker who buried [Operation] Car Wash".[10]

On 21 August 2021, Delgatti was convicted to 20 years in prison, after the investigations from Operation Spoofing.[11][12] According to the ruling, the group leaded by Delgatti had negotiated the selling of stolen information for R$ 200,000 and that they gave up charging for the publishing after journalists refused to pay for anything. At the moment of the conviction, Delgatti was already arrested for violating the National Council of Justice systems.[13]

Envolvement with Carla Zambelli and Jair Bolsonaro

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In a hearing to the Federal Police, Delgatti affirmed being hired by congresswoman Carla Zambelli to provide criminal services. According to him, Zambelli wished to hack justice Alexandre de Moraes mobile phone and the voting machines.[14] According to the Federal Police, the congresswoman's advisor sent a R$ 13,500 Pix payment to Delgatti.[15]

After failed attempts to compromise the Superior Electoral Court systems, Delgatti could hack the National Council of Justice (CNJ) system and issue an arrest warrant against Alexandre Moraes, signed by the justice himself.[16]

During a parliamentary commission to investigate the Praça dos Três Poderes attack, occured on 8 January 2023, Delgatti allegedly met with then-president Jair Bolsonaro on 10 August 2022, in the presence of Zambelli.[17] Bolsonaro would have requested the hacker to compromise the electronic voting system to create untrust about the Brazilian elections. After Delgatti explained that it wouldn't be possible to violate this system, which is not connected to the internet, Bolsonaro would have requested to tamper a voting machine to seem that, at the eve of the elections, the equipment had been compromised. Bolsonaro allies tried to discredit Delgatti and his claims.[18][19]

Besides that, Delgatti stated that he had talked to Bolsonaro one more time, by phone. In this call, Bolsaro would have said that Moraes' mobile phone had been wiretapped and requested that, if the wiretapping came to public, Delgatti should assume all responsibility, in exchange for a presidential pardon.[20] Bolsonaro's defense denied all of the claims.[21]

On 29 February 2024, the Federal Police concluded the inquiry and indicted Zambelli and Delgatti for the invasion of the Nacional Council of Justice system.[22]

On 23 April 2024, Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet filed a complaint against Zambelli and Delgatti for hacking the CNJ system. Zambelli was denounced as the head of the crime.[23] On 21 May 2024, Zambelli and Degatti became defendants by the Supreme Court 1st Group.[24]

In July 2024, judge Omar Dantes Lima, of the 3rd Criminal Circuit of Brasília, convicted Delgatti Neto for defamation against former president Jair Bolsonaro.[25]

In May 2025, Delgatti was sentenced to 8 years and 3 months of prison for the CNJ hacking, with sentence confirmed in June 2025.

References

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  1. ^ "Saiba quem é Delgatti, hacker da Vaza Jato condenado a 20 anos de prisão". Folha de S. Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 3 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Saiba quem é Walter Delgatti Neto, o 'hacker de Araraquara' que teria invadido sistema do Judiciário". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ^ "DEM expulsa filiado do partido investigado por invasão de celulares de autoridades". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. ^ Falcão, Márcio (14 May 2025). "Por unanimidade, STF condena Zambelli e hacker por invasão aos sistemas do CNJ". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  5. ^ Bastos, Fernanda (17 May 2025). "Perfil: condenado junto com Zambelli por invasão ao CNJ, hacker de Araraquara foi figura central na 'Vaza Jato'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  6. ^ Mello, Alessandro (20 August 2023). "A vida clandestina do hacker Walter Delgatti". Estado de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  7. ^ "PF diz que preso confessou invasão ao celular de Moro de autoridades". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Preso diz à PF que entregou de forma anônima a jornalista mensagens interceptadas". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 26 July 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  9. ^ Macedo, Fausto; Matais, Andreza (25 July 2019). "Hacker diz à polícia que deu a site acesso a conversas de Moro". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  10. ^ Ortega, Pepita; Teles, Levy. "Hacker que sepultou Lava Jato relata ter se unido a Zambelli e Bolsonaro". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  11. ^ Bonin, Robson (13 May 2024). "Juiz condena Delgatti a 20 anos de prisão por crimes na Operação Spoofing". Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  12. ^ Mendes, Lucas (21 August 2023). "Justiça do DF condena hacker Delgatti a 20 anos de prisão pela operação Spoofing". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Condenan por otro delito a hacker que implicó Bolsonaro en intento de invadir urnas". El Comercio (in Spanish). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  14. ^ Prates, Vinícius (2 August 2023). "Quem é o hacker da 'Vaza-Jato', alvo da operação da PF". Correio Braziliense (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  15. ^ Talento, Aguirre (2 August 2023). "PF: equipe de Zambelli pagou R$ 13.500 via Pix para hacker da Vaza Jato". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Carla Zambelli, do PL, é suspeita de contratar um hacker para invadir site da Justiça". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Hacker confirma encontro com Bolsonaro e revela promessa de indulto". Senado Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Veja o que o hacker Walter Delgatti afirmou em depoimento à CPI dos Atos Golpistas". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  19. ^ Jeantet, Diane (18 August 2023). "Hacker claims Bolsonaro asked him to hack into voting system ahead of 2022 vote". Irish News. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Defesa de Bolsonaro afirma que entrará com queixa-crime contra hacker Walter Delgatti Neto". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  21. ^ Cox, Sofia; Castelli, Alessandra; Jones, Julia; Rios, Michael (17 August 2023). "Hacker brasileño dice que Bolsonaro le pidió que interviniera las máquinas de votación y le prometió un indulto". CNN Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  22. ^ Turollo Jr., Reynaldo; Sadi, Andréia (29 February 2024). "PF indicia Carla Zambelli e hacker Walter Delgatti por invasão do site do CNJ". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  23. ^ Duailibi, Julia (23 April 2024). "PGR denuncia Zambelli e Delgatti em investigação de invasão do site do CNJ". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  24. ^ Vivas, Fernanda (21 May 2024). "Por unanimidade, 1ª Turma do STF torna Carla Zambelli e Walter Delgatti réus por invasão a sistemas do Judiciário". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  25. ^ Vivas, Fernanda (30 July 2024). "Justiça do DF condena hacker Walter Delgatti por calúnia contra Bolsonaro". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 June 2025.
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