The facts
Reuters, Agência Brasil and CNN Brasil reported that STF president Edson Fachin ordered the main inquiry archived on 9 November after the Prosecutor General requested closure. [1][2][3]
The inquiry began in March 2019 and examined alleged online disinformation and attacks on the court, according to the reporting. [1][2]
The archival order does not automatically end all related proceedings: CNN Brasil reported that separate criminal cases and investigations will continue or be assessed individually. [2][3]
Still unconfirmed
- The full 9 November order could not be retrieved from the court docket, which identifies the main inquiry as confidential.
- The total number and individual status of proceedings linked to the inquiry remain unclear; reports give differing counts.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 10 Nov 2026, 06:14 UTC.
Reuters, Agência Brasil and CNN Brasil independently report the core closure and requested scope. The court docket identifies Inq 4781 as confidential, and the full order could not be obtained; no derivative-proceeding tally or broader claim that all cases ended is made.
- STF president archives seven-year Fake News Inquiry
Reuters via UOL Notícias · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Reuters reports Fachin's order and the Prosecutor General's request.
- STF minister Fachin archives Fake News Inquiry
Agência Brasil · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Brazilian public news agency reports the closure of the main inquiry and its March 2019 start.
- What Fachin's decision to archive the Fake News Inquiry means
CNN Brasil · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Independent Brazilian legal reporting distinguishes the main inquiry from related criminal cases and investigations.