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Brazil's Supreme Court closes fake news inquiry, broadcaster reports

The prosecutor general's request leads to closure, but existing rulings and criminal proceedings remain valid, according to the station's follow-up.

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PGR PEDE ARQUIVAMENTO DE INQUÉRITO DAS FAKE NEWS | CNN 360°

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0:05The opening headlines preview prosecutors' request to close the fake news inquiry, alongside climate diplomacy and betting regulation.
4:36Américo Martins reports that geopolitical tensions and the energy crisis complicate agreement on climate action at COP31.
9:16Danilo Moliterno outlines Lula's bilateral meeting requests and planned defense-cooperation discussions with Erdoğan.
13:51Pedro Venceslau links congressional leaders' absence from Lula's trip to leadership contests and Supreme Court seat politics.
18:12Bergamasco says Lula plans to defend multilateralism and indirectly address Trump in his COP31 speech.

Brazil's long-running fake news inquiry has been closed by Supreme Federal Court president Edson Fachin after prosecutors said it had exhausted its specific purpose, CNN Brasil, a Brazilian news broadcaster, reports.

The request to end the investigation supplies the title of this CNN 360° broadcast, "PGR PEDE ARQUIVAMENTO DE INQUÉRITO DAS FAKE NEWS - CNN 360°", meaning "Prosecutor general seeks closure of fake news investigation." In a subsequent report, the station says Fachin granted the request on Monday, November 9.

Closure does not erase everything the inquiry produced. According to that follow-up, existing investigative acts, criminal cases in which charges have been accepted, convictions, acquittals and agreements remain valid. Fachin will also examine the linked proceedings individually. The broadcaster describes the inquiry as having opened seven years earlier to investigate threats against Supreme Court justices.

Débora Bergamasco's broadcast also follows President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's trip to Turkey, with a particular focus on two conspicuous absences: Senate president Davi Alcolumbre and Chamber of Deputies president Hugo Motta declined invitations to accompany him.

Political analyst Pedro Venceslau links their decisions to congressional leadership contests and political maneuvering over a Supreme Court seat. He says Lula wanted their presence to give the overseas delegation a broader institutional character, rather than make it solely a presidential trip.

From Antalya, correspondent Américo Martins describes the opening of the COP31 climate conference as taking place amid geopolitical tensions and an energy crisis that complicate agreement on climate action. Reporter Danilo Moliterno says Lula has received numerous requests for bilateral meetings, with defense cooperation among the subjects planned for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Bergamasco reports that Lula intends to defend multilateralism in his climate address and send indirect messages to Donald Trump without naming the American president or the United States. Her account connects the diplomatic trip with Washington's midterm election results, while the absent congressional leaders keep Brazil's domestic negotiations in view.