TRE-MG suspends PF investigation against Ana Elisa (PT) for posts about Our Lady
The investigation was opened after a complaint by Flávio (PL); for the appellate judge, there are insufficient indications that the elected deputy knew the information was false
TL;DR
- The Federal Police investigation into newly elected congresswoman Ana Elisa Santos Silva (PT-MG) for alleged misinformation during her campaign has been suspended.
- The investigation was initiated following a complaint by Flávio Bolsonaro regarding two social media posts made by Silva.
- The posts in question associated Bolsonaro supporters with an alleged attempt to revoke Our Lady's patronage of Brazil.
- The suspension was granted by federal appellate judge Lincoln Rodrigues de Faria of the TRE-MG, who ruled that there was insufficient evidence to suggest Silva knowingly spread false information.
- The judge's decision emphasized that publishing information later proven false does not inherently mean the author was aware of its falsity at the time of publication.
- The suspension is temporary, pending a full judgment by the collegiate body of the TRE-MG on the habeas corpus filed by Silva's defense.