Brazil court fines Apple, orders to sell iPhone with charger - Reuters

SAO PAULO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A Brazilian tribunal connected Thursday fined Apple Inc (AAPL.O) 100 cardinal reais ($19 million) and ruled that artillery chargers indispensable travel with caller iPhones sold successful the country.

The Sao Paulo authorities tribunal ruled against Apple successful a lawsuit, filed by the relation of borrowers, consumers and taxpayers, that argued that the institution commits abusive practices by selling its flagship merchandise without a charger.

Apple said it volition entreaty the decision.

Previously, the tech steadfast argued that the signifier had the intent of reducing c emissions.

"It is evident that, nether the justification of a 'green initiative,' the suspect imposes connected the user a required acquisition of charger adaptors that were antecedently supplied on with the product," said the court's decision.

($1 = 5.2622 reais)

Reporting by Beatriz Garcia; Writing by Peter Frontini; Editing by David Gregorio

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