On Thursday a judge in Sao Paulo ruled that “CamelPaying $ 20 million in damages for the sale of new phone modelsI phoneWithout charger, according to a Brazilian court.
A judge at the São Paulo 18th Civil Court found Apple guilty of “abusive practice”. The giant American company “Forcing” consumers who buy iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 phones without a charger to “buy one product in order for another to work.”
This ruling followed a court complaint filed by the Brazilian Consumers’ Association.
The decision, on which Apple can appeal, came after last month it imposed a two and a half million dollar fine on the American giant for the same reasons by the Consumer Protection Agency of the Ministry of Justice. , which prevented the sale of these phone models. without magazines.
Apple stopped integrating chargers into its products in October 2020 at the launch of the iPhone 12, citing “environmental commitment”.
The judge ordered the giant American company to supply chargers to consumers who have purchased iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 phones in the past two years, and to reinsert the chargers in all of the company’s models offered for sale.
In Europe, Parliament last week imposed the unification of chargers to become “USB-C” in various smartphones, tablets and other portable electronic devices sold in Europe. European Union Starting in October 2024, this angered Apple, which opposes such world-leading legislation that it would force it to change the type of charger used in its devices.
