Apple’s ecological reasons Do not include a charger in the iPhone box It was of no use to a court in Brazil, authorities fined the company for this reason. Although in September last year the Brazilian Ministry of Justice stopped iPhone sales without a charger and fined it for the same reason, Apple appealed the decision and continued to operate until this new sanction.

This time and according to shared information from 9to5mac São Paulo Court of Justice fines Apple 100 million reais (approximately $19 million). The court also ruled that Apple included the power adapter in iPhones sold in Brazil.

Brazil wants a charger from Apple

Apple faces new lawsuit in Brazil for not including charger in iPhone box

The sentencing judge thinks what Apple did is a crime. “affiliate sale” because there are consumers in the household who do not have a compatible power adapter, and They are forced to buy a new one sold separately from 2020.

The decision not to include the charger in the iPhone box resulted in Apple being fined 20 million reais (about $3.7 million) in Brazil, not counting other countries. For the first time and now The company has decided to appeal the decision, gaining more time to continue selling the devices in Brazil. preparing his defense in court.

The court’s decision is not just against Apple. At the beginning of this year, Samsung got the same requirement in Brazil. But unlike the creator of the iPhone, South Korean company decided to comply with the Brazilian government and now includes the plug adapter along with its latest products like Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4.

Charger wouldn’t be the only thing

But the charger requirement isn’t the only thing Brazil is demanding from Apple. Brazilian telecommunications regulator, Anatel recommended that all smartphones sold in the country adopt USB-C as standard.. The same requirement from the European Union will force Apple to use USB-C in the iPhone from 2024.

Perhaps as in Europe, this last requirement is subject to an adaptation period by companies, but when it comes to the charger Samsung’s precedent leaves Apple with little choice.

Just like in France for a long time Apple included EarPods in the iPhone boxApple will need to do something similar in Brazil, although these haven’t been out of the box since 2020 either. So the box will remain the same, but a charger will be added as an accessory.