BRASILIA, June 20 (Reuters) - A judge on Brazil's top

court decided on Thursday to close an investigation into

Alphabet's Google and Telegram for allegedly

coordinating their opposition to a bill aimed at cracking down

on fake news.

The bill, which is still pending, would require that

internet companies' search engines and social messaging services

find and report illegal material, and would charge hefty fines

for failures to do so.

In his ruling, Judge Alexandre de Moraes agreed with an

opinion from Brazil's deputy prosecutor general, who argued

there was no reason to request the opening of criminal

proceedings against the two tech companies.

Moraes had ordered an investigation into executives from the

tech firms last year.