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A court in the Brazilian city of Goiania says Apple is violating consumer protection laws and must compensate a customer to whom the iPhone was sold without a charger.
The Brazilian government has previously and has repeatedly fined Apple for failing to include an iPhone charger. Now a separate customer in the city of Goiania has won a separate lawsuit against Apple.
According to local newspaper Tecmundo, the decision of Judge Vanderlei Caires Pinheiro convicted Apple of carrying out an illegal “marriage sale”. According to the Consumer Code (CDC), devices such as smartphones must include a charger and can be sold separately, but separate sales do not have to be mandatory for the device to function fully.
“This is a sale, married through concealment … of abuse and illegal commercial practice, undermining the provisions of the Consumer Protection Code,” the judge ruled (CDC). against abuses and clauses in the supply of products and services. “
During the case, Apple claimed that consumers were not obliged to buy its charger. While the iPhone uses a Lightning connector, the cable provided is USB-C to Lightning, so any USB-C charger can be used. In addition, Apple claims that stopping the charger is for environmental reasons.
However, Judge Pineiro argued that it was not possible to use the provided cable to charge the iPhone with other chargers, so customers should therefore purchase the Apple product.
Apple has been ordered to compensate the consumer with 5,000 Brazilian reais ($ 1,064).
It is not clear what model the iPhone the buyer had, but by comparison, the base-level iPhone 13 costs 6,374 Brazilian reals. USB-C charger costs 343 Brazilian reais.
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