Before Apple event with iPhone 14: Brazil stops iPhone sales and imposes a fine

Today Apple invites you to a live stream where new devices are presented. This should include four different new iPhones. Shortly before the planned event, Apple encounters difficulties from Brazil. The Brazilian Ministry of Justice has stopped the sale of the iPhone 13 and all other iPhones that do not come with a power adapter. In addition, the manufacturer has to pay a fine, like the Brazilian newspaper publication g1 reported

This is how Apple and Samsung react

The iPhone manufacturer has to pay 2.3 million US dollars. The background is the policy introduced with the iPhone 12 in 2020 to dispense with an enclosed power supply unit. In order not to have to pay the fine, Apple simply has to put a power supply adapter in the sales packaging again. Apple has appealed the decision. Finally, for environmental reasons, no power supply is included, so that the packaging can be made smaller and thus easier to transport, so the argument goes. What Apple doesn’t mention is that the margin is also higher because you can sell extra power supplies. Whether Apple will not include an adapter for the power connection with the upcoming iPhone 14 can be found out today from 7 p.m. German time in the live stream.

In addition to Apple, the Brazilian Ministry of Justice has also asked Samsung to include power supply adapters again. Samsung has again included a power supply unit with the foldable smartphones Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4, which have just come onto the market. However, this scope of delivery only applies in Brazil. In the future, Apple & Co. could face tough guidelines, after all, the EU intends to introduce a replacement part obligation for smartphones so that users can use the devices longer. After all, it would save a lot of CO₂ if you use end devices for longer. Companies could then earn money on original spare parts, analogous to e.g. B. the car industry.

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Collection of fines for Apple in Brazil:

• Apple is no longer allowed to sell new iPhones in Brazil without an included power adapter, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Justice.
• Apple will also be fined $2.3 million. In order not to have to pay the fine, Apple simply has to put a power supply adapter in the sales packaging again.
• Samsung is also affected by the Justice Department’s decision and has responded. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 again come with a power adapter in the box, at least if you buy these foldable smartphones in Brazil.
• Apple, on the other hand, has appealed and does not want to put power supply adapters back in the retail box. After all, one would do without the included power supply for environmental reasons and can thus increase the margin at the same time.

Source: publication g1