Brazil can be contemplating making USB-C chargers obligatory for iPhones

Brazil’s telecoms regulator Anatel has launched a public consultation on a proposal to make USB-C chargers obligatory for all smartphones offered within the nation.

It’s the newest instance of lawmakers and regulators turning to USB-C as a standard charging commonplace for telephones. The EU handed a regulation on the matter earlier this month, making USB-C obligatory for a variety of digital devices (together with smartphones) by the top of 2024, and within the US some Democrat politicians are pushing for comparable laws.

“Aware of the aforementioned movements in the international market, Anatel’s technical area evaluated the topic and presented a proposal with a similar approach for application in the Brazilian market,” stated Anatel in a blog post (English translation by way of Google Translate).

Given that USB-C has develop into the default charging commonplace for brand spanking new Android telephones, such laws would have the biggest impact on Apple, which nonetheless makes use of its proprietary Lightning commonplace for the iPhone. It’s lengthy been rumored that the corporate is testing USB-C iPhones, although, and it’s already adopted this commonplace for a lot of of its tablets and laptops.

In documents supporting the general public session, Anatel stated the benefits for making USB-C obligatory have been primarily decreasing e-waste and rising comfort for purchasers. Disadvantages included larger prices to implement the regulation and the chance the regulation would discourage firms from growing new, higher requirements.

When EU politicians have been requested about comparable drawbacks, they stated the regulation could possibly be up to date as new know-how grew to become accessible. “Don’t think we’re setting something in stone for the next 10 years,” Thierry Breton, commissioner for the EU’s inside market, instructed reporters. “We have a standard that is being developed, and we have a dedicated team that will keep a close eye on all this and adapt as time goes by. We will evolve.”

Anatel says its public session will run till August twenty sixth.