A Brazilian court on Thursday fined Apple 100 million reais ($19 million) and ruled that chargers must come in the box with new iPhones sold in the country.
The Sao Paulo state court ruled against Apple in a lawsuit, filed by the association of borrowers, consumers and taxpayers, that argued that the company commits abusive practices by selling its flagship product without a charger.
Apple said it will appeal the decision.
“It is evident that, under the justification of a ‘green initiative,’ the defendant imposes on the consumer a required purchase of charger adaptors that were previously supplied along with the product,” said the court’s decision.
MacDailyNews Take: The iPhone box clearly lists the contents of the box. This court’s decision is ludicrous.
As Apple noted when it introduced iPhone 12, the first iPhones to come without a charger in the box, excluding the charger reduces the size of the iPhone box which means 70% more devices can fit per shipping pallet, allowing the company to reduce yearly carbon emissions by some 2 million metric tons.
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