LatinNews Daily - 10 November 2026

BRAZIL: Top court shelves controversial case into disinformation

Brazil by Sarah Sheldon 10 November 2026 Modified: 10 November 2026 22 views

On 9 November the president of Brazil’s supreme court (STF), Edson Fachin, shelved a controversial case opened seven years ago known as the ‘fake news’ inquiry, which aimed to investigate disinformation and threats against democracy and had often been used to target figures associated with the far-right populist ‘Bolsonarismo’ movement.

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