A Brazilian judge has ordered Apple to pay compensation of 5,000 Brazilian reals (1, 1,081) per person for not providing a charger with a new iPhone.

According to the website Insider, Vanderley Caris, a civil court judge in Guyana, called the company’s action a “tie-sale” or a situation in which a company forces a consumer to buy one thing with another.

The judge said Apple was “obliging consumers to buy other products it manufactures”, which is an “abusive and illegal commercial practice.”

According to court documents, Apple has stated in its defence that each iPhone comes with a USB-C Lightning Cable, which allows users to charge their phone using another power adapter.

However, the judge rejected the argument, saying the cable does not work with wall adapters that do not have a USB-C port.

He also noted Apple’s statement that it had stopped providing power adapters due to environmental pollution and a lack of supply.

The judge ruled that Apple was still developing its power adapters and selling them separately.

Which the Brazilian government called an injustice to consumers.

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