Brazil court fines Apple $19 mn for not including chargers with iPhones

A court in Brazil has fined Apple nearly $19 million for not selling iPhones with a charging socket unit, saying it must provide chargers with its iPhones in the country.

Apple has said it will appeal the decision.

According to Barron’s, the judge called the non-inclusion of chargers in phone purchases an “abusive practice” that “requires consumers to purchase a second product in order for the first to work.”

The tech giant stopped giving power adapters with its iPhones in 2020 with iPhone 12, citing environmental concerns.

The company now only gives charging cable with new iPhones.

According to Apple, not bundling chargers with iPhones will save 861,000 tonnes of copper, zinc and tin.