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A consumer protection agency in Brazil is demanding that Apple repackage new iPhones with a charger, citing the company’s rationale for reducing carbon emissions as suspicious.
In October, Apple revealed that the iPhone 12 would be sold without a power adapter in an effort to reduce the packaging size to minimize environmental impact.
However, Procon-SP, the Sao Paulo consumer protection agency, has asked Apple to bring back the power adapters, saying local consumers expect them to be bundled with their new iPhones.
Apple should have done more to notify customers why it removed power adapters from the iPhone 12, the agency says. Procon-SP is also skeptical of Apple’s environmental impact claims, noting that the company did not offer to recycle old iPhone power adapters.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment. But Procon-SP says the company maintains that existing iPhone owners already own a compatible charger. So there is no need for Apple to produce additional power adapters and add more carbon footprint to the planet.
The Procon-SP review could result in a fine if Apple is found to have violated local consumer protection laws. European lawmakers have also asked Apple to build iPhones with a USB-C port instead of a Lightning one in an effort to reduce the number of compatible chargers consumers need.
