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Apple appears to have recruited another country into its sprawling iPhone assembly chain.  According to the Brazilian blog MacMagazine, Apple is reportedly While Apple has not confirmed this, the Apple Online Store in Brazil provides a hint as to which model customers are getting. Apple products that are assembled in Brazil will have their part numbers ending with "BR/A" at the checkout page. "BR/A" is used to identify Apple products which are assembled in Brazil while those imported will have part numbers ending with "BE/A" or "BZ/A".  For now, MacMagazine claims that the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 is This could be due to the popularity of the model in the country. Assembling it locally would minimise import tax on the device and boost margins. If this is true, assembling some iPhone 15 units in Brazil should be seen as a strategic move by Apple to . Reports over the years have suggested that Apple planned to .  Source: via