• As a result of Apple not including a charger in the box, hundreds of iPhones have been seized in Brazil.
• Apple has asked the government to permit it to continue selling iPhones while the final decision is being made.
• For the same reason, the corporation has previously paid a fine (about Rs 150 crore).

The absence of a charger in the retail box of an iPhone appears to be having serious repercussions for Apple right now. Numerous iPhones appear to have been seized from different retail locations in Brazil because the Brazilian government thinks the company has been selling its smartphone without a necessary attachment.

Given that Apple already received two fines for the same offence, the government's most recent move is not particularly surprising. The most recent endeavour of the country, dubbed 'Operation Discharge,' entailed stealing iPhones from various businesses, according to a report from 9To5Mac.

 The devices are available at carrier stores as well as authorised reseller locations for the business. This has been done to get Apple to abide by the nation's most recent directive not to sell iPhones without a charger. Shortly after the country seized the devices, Apple (Brazil) approached the government for permission to sell the iPhones. 

Until a decision is made, the iPhone manufacturer apparently has authority to sell the cellphones. Apple was fined BRL 100 million (roughly Rs 150 crore) in October for failing to include a charger in the box. Apple was found to have engaged in 'abusive practises' by selling its high-end gadgets without a charger, according to a complaint brought by the group of debtors, consumers, and taxpayers in Sao Paulo state court. 

Apple received a fine of more than $2.5 million for the same issue back in September. It was illegal for the company to sell iPhones in Brazil if it planned to leave a charger out of the box. It was later granted permission to sell apartments up until a fresh decision was made.