The end of the fake news investigation closes a focus of crisis in the STF, but the Master case still keeps the court under tension

Fachin made the correct decision by taking the fake news investigation out of the hands of Alexandre de Moraes and now closing it. But he still has another challenge to overcome the crises he faces during his presidency: bringing to the plenary the discussion on whether court ministers will be investigated for their involvement with banker Daniel Vorcaro.

Once again, Moraes appears on the list of turbulence. This time, not just him, but also Dias Toffoli and Nunes Marques. The greatest suspicions fall on the three of a relationship beyond what is recommended between Supreme Court magistrates and a banker currently in prison.

The Federal Police (PF) will deliver this month the report requested by Fachin on how each STF minister appears in messages on Daniel Vorcaro's cell phone. In addition to Moraes, Nunes Marques and Toffoli, André Mendonça, Luiz Fux and Gilmar Mendes were also mentioned. These, however, without compromising content.

It will be up to the STF plenary to analyze the report and decide what to do in each case. There is a charge for the most complicated and suspicious cases to be subjected to an investigation by the PF itself. A wing of the Supreme Court is working to archive everything and, with that, try to quell the internal crisis.

In the case of the fake news investigation, Fachin archived the main investigation, 4,781, but it will still be necessary to analyze whether 95 procedures derived from it will also be archived.

The closure of the main investigation ends the power it gave Alexandre de Moraes to open new procedures derived from the main investigation. What has already become a criminal case continues with Moraes until trial.