Jakarta –
Apple once again in trouble with the Brazilian authorities for the sale i phone without charger in the package. This time, Apple was sentenced to a fine of 100 million Brazilian rials, or about Rp 293 billion.
The fine is the sentence of the São Paulo District Court in a lawsuit brought by the Brazilian Consumers’ Association. In addition to the fine, Apple is also required to provide chargers for customers in Brazil who have purchased iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 in the past two years, as well as include chargers for new purchases, as quoted by Engadget, Friday (10/14/2022) .
According to the judge who served in the trial, Apple does not include a charger in the iPhone box is a “cruel practice” because it requires users to purchase a second product in order to use the first product. Of course, Apple will appeal.
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This isn’t the first time Apple has had problems with Brazilian authorities. In 2021, the Sao Paulo Consumer Protection Agency fined Apple $ 2 million for violating the Consumer Defense Code by removing the charger from the iPhone 12 box.
Last month, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice banned Apple from selling i phone without charger. Brazilian authorities also imposed a $ 2.38 million fine and deregistered the iPhone 12 with the Brazilian national telecommunications agency.
Apple first sold an iPhone without a charger in 2020 when it launched the iPhone 12. This policy was adopted for environmental reasons because customers would already have plenty of chargers at home and Apple says this policy saved 861,000. tons of copper, zinc and can.
But the Brazilian authorities do not accept an apology Apple. The Brazilian Ministry of Justice has asked Apple to save the environment in other ways, one of which is the adoption of USB-C.
Apple itself will sooner or later be forced to install a USB-C port on the iPhone. The European Parliament recently decided that all electronic devices sold in the European Union must use USB-C by the end of 2024.
(vmp / fyk)
