--- title: "iPhone Sales got Banned in Brazil, if Shipped without Chargers" description: "Brazil has mentioned that it was going to ban the sales of iPhones that do not come along with a charging USB power adapter." author: "Siddhi Shaw" published: 2022-09-12 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1976/iphone-sales-got-banned-in-brazil-if-shipped-without-chargers category: "apple" tags: ["iphone", "apple", "shipping"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # iPhone Sales got Banned in Brazil, if Shipped without Chargers On **Tuesday, Brazil** has mentioned that it was going to ban the sales of **iPhones** that do not come along with a charging USB power adapter. After two years, this decision came after **Apple** had stopped the addition of charging **USB power adapter** and earphones within the iPhone retail boxes in order to create them smaller and to reduce the [carbon footprint](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114615/how-can-individuals-reduce-their-carbon-footprint-to-help-fight-global-warming). ``` HIGHLIGHTS Apple had stopped the addition of charging USB power adapter and earphones The company considering to make USB-C as the default port for all smartphones The decision came before the launch of Apple's iPhone 14 at its “Far Out” event ``` The **Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security** had published an order that has noted that the company has being penalised with **$2.34 million**. The order had mentioned that the [environmental](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/52080/who-has-been-awarded-the-2019-goldman-environmental-prize) reasons which were provided were not at all enough and it had shifted the burden on the buyer in order to get a charger. It opined that the company might take different steps, like change to **USB-C** from the lightning port for charging the iPhone. Earlier this year, the country’s telecommunication regulator has mentioned that it has been considering creating USB-C the default port for all smartphones. This wasn’t the first time when the company had received a notice of fines from a Brazilian agency. Over the last few years, completely different regional watchdogs have issued [financial](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13120/an-expert-financial-advice-will-improve-your-finances) fines to [Apple](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1769/apple-is-on-its-way-to-slow-down-the-hiring-process-in-2023). In response, the company had mentioned that it has been operating with local [consumer protection](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38063/consumer-protection-act-1986-was-amended-in) agency **SENACON** to conciliate their issues. An Apple spokesperson has mentioned that “**We have already won many court rulings in Brazil on this matter and we were assured enough that our customers were attentive to the varied choices for charging and connecting their device**.” The [tech](https://www.mindstick.com/services/technologies) giant had mentioned that by removing chargers from the retail box the company has been ready to cut [carbon emissions](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/113705/what-are-the-recent-global-efforts-to-address-climate-change-and-reduce-carbon-emissions) which were equivalent to taking **5,000 cars** off the road. The big decision came simply before the launch of the [Apple's](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1901/during-early-september-the-apple-s-iphone-14-event-would-be-conducted) **[iPhone 14](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1901/during-early-september-the-apple-s-iphone-14-event-would-be-conducted)** at its “**Far Out**” event in **Cupertino**. Also Read: [Apple Launched iPhone 14 Lineup Along with Watch Series 8 and AirPods Pro 2](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1967/apple-launched-iphone-14-lineup-along-with-watch-series-8-and-airpods-pro-2) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1976/iphone-sales-got-banned-in-brazil-if-shipped-without-chargers Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.