Fake News Inquiry Remained in Moraes' Office for 7 Years
Graduated in journalism from the State University of Bahia. Has worked for the newspapers JC Concursos, Folha de S.Paulo, and O Estado de S.Paulo. Was a reporter for the portals Datagro and Broto. Has been a reporter for Revista Oeste since March 2026.
TL;DR
- The Fake News Inquiry spent seven years in Minister Alexandre de Moraes' office at the STF.
- STF President Edson Fachin initiated the archiving process in September 2026.
- Fachin cited a lack of justification for the inquiry's indefinite continuation.
- He stated that judicial protagonism in investigations is not appropriate and that criminal probes should be handled by competent bodies.
- 79 documents that did not follow the usual flow were incorporated into the case.
- The archiving process involved manual numbering and digitization of files.
- The archiving does not affect prior decisions made by the STF.