Apple Brazil: iPhone confirmed for 2008 in Brazil

Mexican held cellphone operator “Claro” anounced today that they will be distributing Apple’s iPhone in Latin America and including in Brazil. This was directly confirmed by Claro. A specific date was not mentioned in a note released by the company, but just that it is arriving in 2008.

On a side note: A new law requires brazilian operators to unlock phones for free and to make them work with any GSM chip from any other company and including pre-paid chips that are making up over 80 percent of the local market.

I am guessing the iPhone will arrive here at the same time as in other worldwide markets. Claro has already implemented the 3G system since the beginning of the year and is apparently ready for a 3G iPhone model.

I am first in line to get one!

G1 Article Link (portuguese).