The next steps of Fachin's decision to end the Fake News Inquiry
The investigation ran for seven years under the rapporteurship of Minister Alexandre de Moraes
TL;DR
- Supreme Court President Edson Fachin ordered a review of 104 procedures related to the closed Fake News Inquiry.
- Each procedure will be individually evaluated for its own purpose, justification, and competent authority.
- Criminal cases where charges have been accepted will continue independently.
- Other investigations will be sent to the Prosecutor General's Office, Federal Police, or other competent authorities.
- Ongoing precautionary measures will require independent justification to remain valid.
- Documents containing private information will be removed from the inquiry and kept separate, with the inquiry's remaining files to have their secrecy lifted.
- The final archiving of the Fake News Inquiry will preserve its evidence and documentation.