Politics · Brazil · 2 hrs ago
Brazil's Supreme Court president expects to end fake news inquiry
Brazil's prosecutor-general is expected to ask to close the fake news inquiry next week.
Supreme Court president Edson Fachin says he plans to end it as soon as he receives that request.
The investigation began in 2019 and was led by Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who used it to investigate people accused of attacking the court, including allies of former president Jair Bolsonaro.
The inquiry became controversial over its reach and limited access to case files for lawyers, prosecutors and even some judges.
Available figures show eight charges tied to the inquiry's original purpose, along with 220 cases closed and 11 sent to lower courts.
Fachin says each case will be reviewed individually, and he has already closed some related investigations for reasons including lack of evidence.
The prosecutor-general's request is still pending, and Fachin's stated plan is to end the inquiry after it arrives.
Brazil’s attorney general is expected to ask next week to close the Supreme Court’s fake news inquiry, and court president Edson Fachin intends to end it as soon as he receives the request.
The inquiry opened in 2019 and was led by Justice Alexandre de Moraes until Fachin took it over on September 9.
Folha reports that the inquiry and its branches produced eight indictments tied to the inquiry’s original purpose, alongside 220 closures and 11 cases sent to lower courts.
Fachin has said that all procedures will be reviewed individually and has already closed several related investigations.
The full scope of the inquiry remains unclear, including how many investigations were opened and what measures were imposed.
- Who
- Brazil’s attorney general is expected to request closure; Supreme Court president Edson Fachin says he wants to end the inquiry.
- What
- The Supreme Court’s fake news inquiry is expected to be closed.
- When
- The request is expected next week; no exact date is stated.
- Where
- Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.
- Why
- The attorney general is expected to seek closure, and Fachin intends to end the inquiry; the sources do not state the attorney general’s reasons.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Supreme Court’s fake news inquiry was opened.
Folha reported that the full case files were accessible only to the federal police involved and the reporting justice.
The attack investigations were linked to the fake news inquiry, according to the article.
Fachin took over the inquiry from Moraes with the aim of ending it.
Fachin closed five related investigations.
The attorney general is expected to request that the inquiry be closed.
- Inquiry opened
- 2019
- Inquiry number
- 4,781
- Original-purpose indictments
- 8
- Cases closed
- 220
- Cases sent to lower courts
- 11
- Cases sent to Fachin without indictments
- 104
What people are saying
If there had been evidence of a crime, an indictment would have been filed.
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