In December, in Brazil, Apple was obliged to return the chargers in the kit to smartphones
Apple was fined approximately $ 2 million in the Brazilian state of São Paulo for violating local consumer protection laws by selling an iPhone without the included charger.
Apple fined $ 2 million for lack of charger in iPhone package
Procon-SP, a state-owned consumer protection organization in São Paulo, has decided to fine Apple after investigating iPhone sales without chargers included.
In December, Procon-SP already ordered Apple to sell iPhones with bundled chargers. Now came the next step – a fine.
Recall that with the debut of the iPhone 12 in the fall of 2020, Apple has reduced the scope of delivery not only for the new iPhone 12, but also for other iPhone models. Apple justifies this step with concern for the environment. Not only chargers, but also wired headphones were missing from the delivery sets. However, in France, for example, Apple was forced to sell special kits that differ from the rest of the world – with EarPods.
