Hyper-realistic baby dolls spark moral panic and legislation in Brazil
Briefly

Despite serious national issues, Brazilians have recently turned their attention to reborn dolls, leading to 30 proposed bills aimed at regulating them. These include bans on public healthcare for the dolls and preventing collectors from exploiting queue privileges. Social media has amplified this focus, with videos of collectors showing their dolls leading to ridicule. This issue peaked with an alarming incident where a man assaulted a baby, mistaking it for a doll. Most of the bills have originated from right-wing politicians, capitalizing on the trending topic.
About 30 bills concerning these figurines, known as reborn dolls, have been introduced across Brazil, including proposals to ban them from receiving public healthcare.
The controversy reached a disturbing peak when a man slapped a four-month-old baby, claiming he had mistaken the infant for one of the dolls.
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