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Technology

Apple Is Fined Over $2 Million For This Reason

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Apple will pay a fine of over $2 million for selling iPhones without a charger in Brazil. Also, the government has barred the US tech giant from selling iPhones in Brazil until further notification. In reply, Apple gave the excuse of environmental protection for removing chargers from iPhones.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Apple is barred from doing business in Brazil for selling incomplete product
• Apple said it removed chargers from iPhones for environmental protection
• Brazil trashed the excuse and fined Apple 12.28 million reais

Why Did Brazil Fine Apple?

Apple Is Fined Over $2 Million

Brazil accused Apple of discriminatory practices in selling iPhones and ordered the California-based company to pay 12.28 million reais (nearly $2.4 million) in fine. Apple was selling iPhones without a battery charger. The Brazilian authorities also released an official note barring the sale of iPhone brand smartphones, regardless of model or generation that are not accompanied by a battery charger. The Department of Consumer Protection and Defense of Brazil effectively prohibits the sale of all iPhone 12 and 13 models.

What Are The Discriminatory Practices Apple Is Accused For?

Since December, the Brazilian authorities were investigating Apple for selling iPhone 12s and newer versions without chargers for power outlets. The authorities took the action for “the sale of an incomplete product,” “discrimination against the consumer” and “the transfer of responsibility to third parties”.

The statement read that Apple had been fined earlier for the same but it took no measure to minimize the harm to the consumers and continued to sell the iPhones without chargers. Apple said that the decision to exclude chargers from iPhone sales came from an “environmental commitment.”

How Did Brazil Respond To

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Sports

CONMEBOL Made Brazil Host Of 2021 Copa America But Brazil Says It Isn’t Official Yet

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Brazil came to the rescue of CONMEBOL when the federation was unable to choose a suitable location for the 2021 Copa America competition. The event was originally scheduled to be hosted by Columbia and Argentina but both nations withdrew their names from hosts of the competition.

Threat to 2021 Copa America….

With South America battling pandemic and Columbia suffering from civil war, CONMEBOL feared that the competition could require rescheduling as it had already pushed back once. And the federation was right in its assumption as both the countries were unable to host the event. It is when Brazil offered to host the competition and CONMEBOL took little time in approving Brazil to host the event.

Brazil was the host of the 2019 tournament and it steeped in again at the hour of need. But there is stiff opposition from within the country as it also struggling to contain the spread and severity of the pandemic.

How did Brazilians respond to the offer?

It didn’t go down well with many of the public figures of the country and they didn’t mince words in criticizing the decision of hosting 2021 Copa America amid the pandemic situation. But the bigger problem is residents protesting against President Jair Bolsonaro. They are unhappy with the ways the President is … Read the rest