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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/9\/6\/23339069\/brazil-blocks-iphone-sales-without-charger-box<\/a>
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The Brazilian government isn\u2019t happy about Apple\u2019s decision to stop including chargers starting with the launch of the iPhone 12<\/a> and has responded by suspending local sales<\/a> of iPhones that don\u2019t come packaged with chargers. In addition to halting some iPhone sales, Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Justice and Public Security also ordered Apple to pay a fine of R$12,275,500 (about $2.3 million USD) and canceled the iPhone 12\u2019s registration with Anatel, Brazil\u2019s telecommunications agency that is similar to the FCC.<\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s ban comes just one day ahead of Apple\u2019s Far Out event<\/a>, where it\u2019s expected to reveal the new iPhone 14 (which likely won\u2019t come boxed with a charger). According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo<\/em><\/a>, the iPhone 12 still remains on sale in Brazil via Apple\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

Apple said it would appeal the decision<\/a> in a statement issued to Reuters. <\/em>\u201cWe have already won several court rulings in Brazil on this matter and we are confident that our customers are aware of the various options for charging and connecting their devices,\u201d said Apple.<\/p>\n

Brazil\u2019s consumer protection agency, Senacon, argues that Apple\u2019s decision to ditch the charger is a \u201cburden\u201d to customers and that Apple could find other ways to reduce its environmental impact \u2014 such as switching to USB-C. It adds that the lack of a charging brick makes the device \u201cincomplete\u201d and forces customers to make an additional purchase on top of the iPhone itself. The country hit Apple with a $2 million fine<\/a> last year for not including chargers with its iPhone 12 devices and says the company \u201chas taken no measure to minimize the damage and continues to sell cell phones without chargers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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