STF Archives Fake News Inquiry After Seven Years of Controversy
Understand the reasons and key moments of the fake news inquiry, archived by Minister Edson Fachin after seven years of investigations at the STF.
TL;DR
- The STF's fake news inquiry was definitively archived on November 9, 2026, by Minister Edson Fachin.
- The inquiry, opened in March 2019, aimed to investigate false news, threats, and attacks against STF ministers and their families.
- Criticism arose regarding the inquiry's ex officio initiation by the STF and the selection of Alexandre de Moraes as rapporteur without the usual electronic draw.
- The inquiry involved severe measures, including blocking social media profiles and pre-trial detentions.
- Minister Fachin took over the rapporteurship in September 2026 with a commitment to closing the case, emphasizing constitutional limits on state protection.
- The archiving ends new evidence collection but does not affect previous decisions or ongoing legal actions.