there is apple Serious issues with charger not included in iPhone box in BrazilA controversial decision that came with the launch of the iPhone 12. That’s why we’ve seen several lawsuits filed in various countries, and a Brazilian judge just sentenced the apple company. pay an iPhone user 5,000 Brazilian realsabout 1,000 euros and more than 1,000 dollars.

The judge said so Apple’s decision to unbox the charger iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 was “married sale”, so one sale forced another. The judge understood this as abuse and illegal business practices, in accordance with the provisions of the Brazilian Consumer Protection Act.

iPhone 12 didn’t include the charger in the box

“According to section 39 of the Consumer Law (CDC), “married selling” is a malicious practice and is prohibited in Brazil, so cell phones and chargers are not allowed to be sold separately. For this reason, Apple is penalized by selling an iPhone model and charger separately to a consumer in the city of Goiânia..

According to the conclusion published by Judge Vanderlei Caires Pinheiro of the 6th Civil Court of Goiânia, Apple must pay the consumer R$5,000 in damages for the “married sale” of company devices.“.

iPhone 13 case is much smaller

Apple in its defense They had made it clear that the iPhone would stop including a charger.Therefore, the purchase was made knowing this information. Apple also defended itself, citing environmental reasons. The company says the decision to remove the charger from the iPhone 12 saved 2 million metric tons of carbon emissions per year, or about 10% of Apple’s annual carbon footprint.

As part of our efforts to meet our environmental goals, iPhones do not have power adapters or EarPods. Please use your existing power adapters and headphones or purchase them separately.

This is a very dangerous sentence. The bill can be huge when you have to pay $1,000 for every user who buys a battery-free iPhone in Brazil. for Apple. While it is true that Apple has already been fined by Brazilian authorities in the past for this same issue.