Brazil court orders Apple to reimburse customers for charger-less iPhones
Enlarge / Apple has been repeatedly fined in Brazil for selling devices like this iPhone 13 Mini without a charger. (credit: Samuel Axon)
Apple has received its third fine in Brazil for not including chargers with its iPhones. A civil court judge in Sao Paulo issued the tech giant a 100 million real (about $19 million) fine on Thursday, French news agency Agence France-Presse reported via Barron's.
Civil court Judge Caramuru Afonso Francisco in Sao Paulo reportedly issued the fine as damages in a lawsuit from the Brazilian Consumers' Association.
The judge is also said to have ordered Apple to start selling chargers with the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 series in Brazil. Further, the judge ordered Apple to provide chargers to customers in Brazil who bought an iPhone 12 or 13 over the last two years.