Overview
- STF minister Alexandre de Moraes ordered the archiving of investigations into deputy André Fernandes and former deputy Sílvia Waiãpi following filings from the prosecutor’s office on Monday, June 29, 2026.
- The Procuradoria‑Geral da República asked for the files to be closed because it found no solid evidence tying the two social‑media posts to the organization or incitement of the January 8, 2023 attacks.
- The Federal Police had earlier reported indications of crimes and concluded Fernandes may have committed public incitement, creating a dispute between investigative findings and the prosecutor’s evidentiary assessment.
- Fernandes was probed over a Jan. 6 post announcing a protest and a Jan. 8 repost of a vandalized STF image while Waiãpi was investigated for republishing a Jan. 8 video that the PGR says circulated after the attacks and was not produced by her.
- The rulings underscore the distinct roles of the PF as investigator, the PGR as gatekeeper for criminal charges, and the STF as judicial arbiter, and they leave the inquiries able to be reopened if new, probative evidence emerges.