Fachin Archives 'Fake News' Inquiry and Orders Partial Declassification

Overview

• President of the STF Edson Fachin archived the long‑running 'fake news' inquérito and ordered its secrecy lifted, directing that bank, fiscal, telephone and private data be separated into a single sealed apenso to protect sensitive information.
• Fachin's move follows a Prosecutor‑General opinion that the probe's original object was exhausted and requires individual review of more than 100 linked procedures to decide which may proceed independently.
• Revelations tied to the Banco Master case and messages involving ex‑banker Daniel Vorcaro continue to fuel internal court tension, and Vorcaro's defence has filed an agravo regimental and asked the Inter‑American Commission to intervene.
• Federal Police launched Operação Fluxo Paralelo in southern Bahia, executing five search warrants authorized by Justice Flávio Dino, seizing cash stored in bags and naming relatives of deputy Neto Carletto among the targets.
• Separate public‑security operations in Ceará resulted in 11 arrests of people linked to Comando Vermelho for extortion that forced merchants in Banabuiú to stop selling bottled water and prompted emergency water deliveries for residents.