Brazil's Supreme Court will rule on the suspension of the fake news investigation on June 10.
The request to suspend the fake news investigation was made by the Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, appointed to the position by Jair Bolsonaro without being on the three-person list from the Public Prosecutor's Office. The investigations target Bolsonaro-supporting politicians and businessmen, as well as blogger Allan dos Santos, and are expected to reach the "hate cabinet," whose main figure is Carlos Bolsonaro.
247 - The president of the Supreme Federal Court (STF), Minister Dias Toffoli, decided this Monday (1) that the Court's plenary will judge on June 10 the request from the Attorney General of the Republic, Augusto Aras, to suspend the fake news inquiry that investigates the dissemination of false news and threats against authorities, including STF ministers. On medical leave since May 23, Toffoli will have already returned to work on the date scheduled for the decision.
The head of the PGR requested the suspension of the investigation proceedings last Wednesday (27) after the Federal Police operation targeting allies of President Jair Bolsonaro was launched. The prosecutor made the request within a lawsuit filed by Rede Sustentabilidade, which questions the investigation and argued that the PF action was carried out "without the participation, supervision or prior consent of the criminal prosecution body".
Minister Alexandre de Moraes authorized the Federal Police operation last week. According to Aras, the minister's initiatives are "disproportionate and unnecessary because the results can be achieved through other available and less burdensome means."
Among the targets of the operation are... Bolsonaro-supporting businessmen Luciano Hang, owner of the Havan chain of stores, and Edgard Corona, founder of Smart Fit. Eight Bolsonaro-supporting congressmenAmong them, Carla Zambelli (PSL-SP), are also in the sights of the Federal Police. former federal deputy Roberto Jefferson He is another person under investigation.