Teenager dies after self-injecting butterfly powder solution...Because of the challenge
Feb 20, 2025
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He did this because of the SNS challenge, which has emerged as a new play culture among teenagers.
Davinunes Moreira, a 14-year-old in Planalto City, Bahia, northeastern Brazil, powdered a dead butterfly, mixed it in a solution, and administered it to his right leg with a syringe, according to local media including Terra and Brazil Daily.
He did it after watching the challenge on social media a few days ago.
After the injection, he felt pain, such as walking with a limp the next day. When the father asked why, the boy made an excuse, "I got hurt playing."
Since then, he has been hospitalized with symptoms such as high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, but died on the 13th (local time) seven days later.
Police have applied for an autopsy to determine the cause of death and are waiting for the results.
Local media said butterflies, like other insects, have toxic substances to protect themselves from predators, but the amount of toxins is generally not high enough to pose a risk to human health.
Meanwhile, Brazilian authorities argued that false Internet use by minors under the age of 18 has a negative impact on their growing season and should be regulated by the state.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
