Now that the Faker Ahri bundle is officially released across all League of Legends regions, players in Brazil are questioning whether the Immortalized Legend Collection breaks consumer protection laws in the country due to laws against the sale of digital bundles.
The Ahri bundle has already been met with much controversy, as fans have been debating for weeks about the bundle’s exorbitant price tag. Spending more than $450 unlocks a special Ahri skin as well as limited-time combat cosmetics such as chromas, emotes, and icons. However, as discussed by League players based in Brazil in a June 13 Reddit thread, Riot Games may actually be breaking the country’s law regarding the sale of such a product.
Article 39 of the Brazilian Consumer Defense Code forbids “conditioning the providing of a product or good to the providing of another good or service.” In layman’s terms, Brazilian law prohibits corporations from selling exclusive products only in bundles. The elusive Ruby Chromas are an excellent example of this law in action, as these bundle-exclusive chromas may be acquired independently in Brazil.
“[The Ahri skin bundle parts] are not accessible individually, despite Riot always following the Venda Casada law when selling bundles in Brazil—always offering the parts of any bundle separately in store,” the post’s author noted. Another gamer compared the scenario to one encountered by Blizzard in 2022, when a hero skin was trapped within a Halloween-themed bundle and could not be purchased separately.
Some Brazilian players reported Riot to PROCON, the country’s consumer protection agency. If these gamers file enough complaints against Riot, it is expected that the developers will be obliged to sell the things in the bundle separately or delete the bundle entirely for everyone playing in Brazil.
Otherwise, much of the discussion revolves around the price of the bundle. Brazilian players have pointed out the skin costs roughly the same as the monthly minimum wage in the country. These players believe the price is simply too high for the region, particularly since acquiring RP became more expensive.
It is unclear whether the reports to PROCON will result in any changes to the bundle’s price or sale, but Brazilian players are adamant about holding Riot accountable under their country’s regulations.