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Apple raised controversy during the announcement of the iPhone 12 a few months after that decided to dispense with the charger and hearing aids in their new phones, which they attribute to reducing the environmental impact and the first millionaire fine has already fallen on them.
Sites Tilt and MacRumors reported that the consumer protection agency Procon-SP of Sao Paulo, Brazil, fined the apple company with almost 10,550,000 reais, approximately $ 1,920,000 not to include the power charger in the new iPhone, as well as the new production series of the iPhones ancient.
seconds Procon-SP, The measure of apple was “a violation of the country’s Consumer Protection Code” and informed the company of the fine in December. The response was reiterating that it would reduce CO2 emissions and rare earth extraction, as many customers ‘already had spare chargers’.
However, the CEO of Procon-SP, Fernando Capez, He assured that they had to respect Brazilian laws, As the South American country is one of the largest telephone markets in the world and the challenge poses a risk of losing sales, showing that the answer to apple he did not convince them.
The lot a Brazil it also refers to alleged misleading claims, since apple he would have refused to repair iPhones that suffered water damage despite having warranty, as in their release they stated that the devices have water resistance for long periods of time.
It’s just the first fine, though apple could follow in the footsteps of Samsung, A company that gave in to pressure and agreed with Procon-SP include the charger in pre-sale orders from the Galaxy S21.