The Deputy Attorney General of the Republic, Hindemburgo Chateaubriand, declared to the Supreme Court that the elements collected during the investigation do not justify a formal accusation against the managers of the companies under investigation.
The minister Alexander de Moraesof the Federal Court (STF), ordered this Thursday (20) the dismissal of the investigation investigating a campaign conducted by Google AND Telegram against the fake news law. The decision responds to a request from the Attorney General’s Office (PGR).
The Deputy Attorney General of the Republic, Chateaubriand of Hindenburgdeclared to the Supreme Court that the elements collected during the investigation did not justify formal charges against the directors of the companies under investigation. “It is therefore concluded that the propagation of a position contrary to the legislative proposal, even if marked by the intention of privileging personal interest, does not demonstrate the intention to abolish the democratic regime or to hinder the regular exercise of constitutional powers”wrote Chateaubriand.
Despite the dismissal, Minister Moraes ordered that the evidence be sent to the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office St. Paul. The evidence can be used in civil and administrative investigations against companies.
The PGR’s position differed from the conclusion of the Federal Police, which considered that the actions of Google and Telegram constituted “Abuse of economic power, manipulation of information and possible violations of the consumerist order”.
Origin of the investigation
The investigation was opened after the PGR was convened by the President of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL). Lira filed a criminal complaint alleging that the two companies were carrying out an activity of a “outspoken and offensive” action against the passage of the Fake News Bill.
At the time the Chamber stated that companies were using “all kinds of artifices in a sordid campaign of disinformation, manipulation and intimidation, taking advantage of their hegemonic position on the market”.
PGR justification for archiving
According to the PGR’s assessment, the dismissal of the case constitutes a reasonable measure considering the elements found. For Chateaubriand, the overload of the information systems of the Chamber of Deputies and the significant search for contacts between society and parliamentarians do not constitute, in isolation, an attempt at democratic rupture.
“Such behavior, on the contrary, highlights the legitimate exercise of representative democracy, characterized by the use of the means of communication made available by the Legislative Chamber with the aim of establishing a transmission of ideas from voters to elected officials. Any excess of use of this instrument does not constitute an offense to the democratic regime”he has declared.
Source: Terra
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