Brother Trouble

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My brother is turning 18 this year. There's only the two of us and even though he's the tallest in the family I still see him as my baby brother. Last December we were all home for the Holidays except for our Mom who works overseas. I saw how abusive he was of himself and how rude and how uncouth he has become. One morning we had a confrontation. He went wild. He threw his cellphone, punched the wall a couple of times, shouted at me and cried. It was during this time when I saw his immaturity which I have never seen in other teenagers his age. It's so disappointing. I couldn't believe that this kid whom my parents raised is MY brother. He's always not home. He goes out every night to stay in this internet shop to play computer games. When he gets home at dawn he watches TV and goes to sleep leaving it on. During daytime he can't sleep because his gf comes over. If he sleeps with her still there she would sleep in the couch. What the h*ll is going on in our house! He's also violent. He broke the glass in the dining table, the glass on my Mom's side table and other things in the house for petty reasons. I've seen him cry like a toddler throwing a fit when he was sixteen. I thought that was the height of his immaturity which he has already outgrown. Apparently, it has gotten worse. He's not the brother I thought I had. I want him to change. I feel that since our Mom is not here to look after him and my Dad can't manage disciplining him, it's all up to me. But how do I do it?