The Italian Constitutional Court will hold a public hearing this Tuesday, June 9th, regarding challenges to the new Italian citizenship rules, approved in 2025. The session will be streamed live online on the court's official channel. on the Vimeo platform.
The broadcast is scheduled to begin at 15 PM Rome time. In Brazil, the broadcast starts at... 10 AM, Brasília timeThe public can follow along via the link provided by the Court.
Just like with the May 2026 hearing, the Court has already released the address for anyone who wants to watch. Access is free and is available through the court's official events page on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/event/5956832.
Session opens public phase of debate.
The hearing is part of the Constitutional Court's analysis of legal challenges raised against recent changes to citizenship legislation. The court is examining three cases that discuss the validity of the rules approved in 2025. Two cases are from the Campobasso court. The other is from Mantua.
The new law will now be reviewed by the European Union's courts. And there are European precedents that strengthen the defense of descendants.
- New legal front opened
- Processes can still be filed.
- Individual analysis of your case.
In this stage, the lawyers orally present the parties' arguments before the judges. The representative of the Italian State also participates.
The outcome is being closely watched by descendants who are seeking recognition of their Italian citizenship.
Among the lawyers presenting arguments are Marco Mellone, PhD in European Union Law, Corrado Caruso, professor at the Università di Bologna, and Alfonso Celotto, Roma Tre University.
The session will not result in a final decision. After the oral phase, the judges begin internal deliberation. There is no fixed deadline for the publication of the sentence. The interval may vary from a few weeks to several months.
Summary of the three actions under debate in the Constitutional Court
Ordinanza nº 4/2026, from Mantova
This case concerns a Brazilian minor who, under the previous rule, would have acquired Italian citizenship at birth. The court questions whether the new law can assert that he never acquired citizenship, even after the judicial recognition of his mother as an Italian citizen.
Ordinanza nº 40/2026, from Campobasso
The case discusses two Argentinian brothers. The central point is the retroactive application of Law No. 74/2025. The court questions whether citizenship, understood as an original and permanent status, can be revoked from descendants who would already have been entitled to it under the previous rules.
Ordinanza nº 41/2026, from Campobasso
The case involves two Brazilian women of Italian descent born in Molise. In addition to questioning the new citizenship rule, the lawsuit discusses the procedural limitations created by the law and its effects on access to justice.
