A 14-year-old Brazilian boy, Davi Nunes Moreira, tragically died after injecting himself with a mixture of crushed butterfly remains and water, possibly as part of a dangerous social media challenge. The incident has raised concerns about the influence of online trends on youth behavior.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF) has imposed a $1.42 million fine on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) for failing to provide personal data on conservative journalist Allan Dos Santos. STF Minister Alexandre de Moraes levied the fine after the platform refused to comply with a court order demanding user information as part of an investigation into alleged “anti-democratic digital militias.”
The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies has passed a controversial bill that includes provisions for the chemical castration of individuals convicted of pedophilia.
Internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data has unveiled that more than 1.4 million illegal immigrants, despite receiving final deportation orders from immigration judges, remain in the United States outside of ICE custody.
President-elect Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to BRICS nations over their ongoing efforts to reduce reliance on the U.S. dollar. Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff on goods from BRICS members if they move forward with plans to establish a rival currency or abandon the dollar as the dominant international reserve currency.
