As a brazilian, I almost didn't get the Germany reference.... because I also don't give a shit about soccer. xD<br>Also, because of ridiculous currency exchange rate and total devaluement of our currency, that 2 mil fine is actually closer to 12 mil in our currency... xD which is still chump change for Apple, but you know.<br>I also kinda called this was going to happen when the whole story blew up. You see, the eWaste justification might work in countries where Apple has been a major player for long and everyone and their grandma has an Apple charger stuck at the back of some drawer, but for a huge part of the world where Apple have always held a minority share (something like 13% in Brazil for those curious), and the devices are literally priced on the high luxury category, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense.  You know how much an iPhone 12 base model costs here? 8 thousand reais. You know what the minimum wage is in Brazil? A thousand and change a month. Yup.<br>Not that I empathize much with people buying Apple in Brazil, but you bet people spending that much on a phone are gonna get ultra pissed here when they find out they have to cash in more for an ac adapter... which will also be outrageously overpriced due to currency exchange rates and importation taxes. Thus, the lawsuit. Here, Apple is pissing off the exact sort of people able to also move consumer protection based lawsuits like that... while the rest of the country is dying because of health system collapse and poor Covid 19 prevention planning, sluggish vaccination, and a political trend of denialism, of course.