Brazil says no to 14-year-old model

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Federal police descended upon the Fashion Week festivities in Sao Paulo last weekend. They weren’t checking out the latest styles. The surprise backstage visit, reports O Globo, was because of the reported presence of a 14-year-old model. Brazilian authorities, worried about cases of anorexia, have declared that only models 16 and older can strut their stuff on the catwalk during Sao Paulo’s fashion extravaganza.

— Marcelo Soares in Sao Paulo and Patrick J. McDonnell in Buenos Aires