Brazil Bans Sale of iPhones without Power Bricks

07 SEPTEMBER 2022 - As Apple preps to intro new iPhones, the sale of old ones has been banned in one country. 9 to 5 Mac says Brazil has suspended sales of iPhones without a power brick. Apple stopped including the wall-warts with the introduction of iPhone 12 back in 2020, citing environmental concerns.

Now a report from the Brazilian publication g1 has the government there fining Apple $2.3M for not including a way to charge the phones it sells. Additionally, the country’s Justice Ministry has called for:

…cancellation of registration of iPhone brand smartphones introduced on the market from the iPhone 12 model, and immediate suspension of supply of all iPhone-branded smartphones, regardless of model or generation unaccompanied by the power brick…

9 to 5 Mac says Apple has not commented on the matter.