Andrea Janaina holds her doll during a group gathering to bond and show off their “reborn” baby dolls, in a park in Sao Paulo. AP. On Tuesday, Joao Luiz, a state lawmaker from Amazonas ...

After the craze over labubu dolls, reborn dolls, or hyper-realistic baby dolls, have taken Brazil by storm. Videos of people ...

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In Brazil, a country grappling with a deep political crisis, the topic of “reborn” toy babies has sparked national concern. Thirty bills have been drafted.

There are a myriad of reasons for women (and it's mostly women) to buy — or “adopt" — reborn dolls, but Stack says that primarily, people "just love babies and think they're cute." “You fall in love ...

To some, the dolls, known as reborn dolls, provide comfort, escape or just plain fun. But politicians across Brazil have tried to pass bills banning the dolls from public spaces.

A hyper-realistic reborn baby doll lies in an incubator for sale at a store in Campinas, Brazil Saturday, May 24, 2025. Credit: AP/Andre Penner. By The Associated PressUpdated May 29, 2025.

Daniela Baccan, who co-owns a reborn doll shop in Campinas, said the dolls range in price from 700 reais (approx. ₹ 11,800) to nearly 10,000 reais (approx. ₹ 1.7 lakh).

Andrea Janaina holds her doll during a group gathering to bond and show off their “reborn” baby dolls, in a park in Sao Paulo. AP Popular “reborn” dolls are lined up for sale at a shop.

A hyper-realistic reborn baby doll lies in an incubator for sale at a store in Campinas, Brazil Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner) ...