Eduardo Paes veta “Stork Reborn” in Rio: ‘Don’t give’
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes (PSD), fully vetoed the bill to create the “Reborn Stork Day”, in order to honor the work of the artisans who create the hyper-realistic dolls. On the morning of Monday, 2, Paes posted a photo of the veto on his X (Twitter) profile and wrote “with all due respect to the stakeholders, but it can’t.”
The “Reborn Stork Day” project was approved by the Rio de Janeiro City Council on May 8 – given the repercussion that the dolls won in the country. If the proposal was sanctioned, the date chosen for the celebration would be on September 4.
According to the project rapporteur, Councilman Vitor Hugo (MDB), the justification for the creation of the commemorative date is to value the work of the “stork” – name given to the artisans that make the dolls.
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“The birth of a baby is a singular moment in a woman’s life, and is no different for the Reborn moms, but their children are sent by stork, which is the name conferred to the artisans who customize dolls to look like real babies,” says the rapporteur.
The justification text also emphasizes the importance of these dolls for people who lost a child. “It has been used in many countries as a reminder of a young child or a baby who has not survived, and has contributed to transforming adult collectors into moms and dads, who adopt these experiences in their royal lives.”
This is not the only bill in the country addressing the fever of Reborn babies. Others – one national and another Paulistano – aim to ban the use of dolls in public health services or to try to take advantage of legal benefits for lap children.
This type of doll can cost between $ 750 and $ 9,500, depending on the material and the complexity of production.
Reborn babies, hyperrealist dolls who mimic newborn, have become the new controversy of social networks in Brazil in recent weeks. Videos posted on Tiktok and Instagram show adults treating the toy as real children, scheduling medical appointments, bottle, changing clothes, taking for a walk and even trying to wear preferential seats and queues.
On the one hand, there are those who criticize and even question the health of adults who have supposedly treated the dolls as “real” children. Another part of netizens points to an alleged macho bias in the arguments. There are also those who mention that videos are made only to viral on the internet.
