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Apple raised controversy during the announcement iPhone 12 a few months ago he decided to give up the charger and headphones in their new mobile phones, which they assign to reduce the impact on the environment, and the first millionaire fine has already fallen.
The sites Tilt and MacRumors reported that the agency for consumer protection Procon-SP of Sao Paulo, Brazil, fined the apple company with almost 10.55 million reais, about $ 1.92 million because it did not include the current charger in the new iPhone, as well as the new production series of iPhones old.
right Procon-SP, his measure Apple was “a violation of the country’s consumer protection code” and informed the company of the fine in December. The answer was to reiterate 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, assured that they had to abide by Brazilian law, because the South American country is one of the largest telephone markets in the world and their challenge is a risk of losing sales, showing that the answer Apple did not convince them.
Fine in Brazil it also refers to alleged misleading claims because Apple would have refused to repair iPhonewho suffered water damage Despite having a warranty, since its launch they have stated that the devices have water resistance for long periods of time.
It’s just the first fine, though Apple I could follow in their footsteps Samsung, a company that gave in to pressure and agreed with Procon-SP including the charger in the pre-sale orders of Galaxy S21.