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Litigations (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Litigations |
Schedule of changes in provision for litigations | ​
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​ |  | ​ |  | ​ |  | ​ |  | Environmental |  | Total of
​ |  | Tax litigation |  | Civil litigation |  | Labor litigation |  | litigation |  | litigation provision
Balance at December 31, 2020 | ​ | 485 | ​ | 260 | ​ | 335 | ​ | 11 | ​ | 1,091
Additions and reversals, net |  | (2) | ​ | (1) | ​ | 46 | ​ | 1 | ​ | 44
Payments |  | — | ​ | (15) | ​ | (29) | ​ | (4) | ​ | (48)
Indexation and interest |  | 3 | ​ | 10 | ​ | 23 | ​ | — | ​ | 36
Translation adjustment |  | 19 | ​ | 11 | ​ | 17 | ​ | — | ​ | 47
Acquisition of NLC (note 12) | ​ | — | ​ | 1 | ​ | 5 | ​ | — | ​ | 6
Balance at June 30, 2021 | ​ | 505 | ​ | 266 | ​ | 397 | ​ | 8 | ​ | 1,176
Current liabilities | ​ | 9 | ​ | 17 | ​ | 76 | ​ | — | ​ | 102
Non-current liabilities | ​ | 496 | ​ | 249 | ​ | 321 | ​ | 8 | ​ | 1,074
​ | ​ | 505 | ​ | 266 | ​ | 397 | ​ | 8 | ​ | 1,176
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​ |  | ​ |  | ​ |  | ​ |  | Environmental |  | Total of
​ | ​ | Tax litigation |  | Civil litigation | ​ | Labor litigation | ​ | litigation | ​ | litigation provision
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  | 696 |  | 300 |  | 455 |  | 11 |  | 1,462
Additions and reversals, net |  | 19 |  | 28 |  | 14 |  | 2 |  | 63
Payments |  | (10) |  | (11) |  | (34) |  | — |  | (55)
Indexation and interest |  | 13 |  | 16 |  | 13 |  | — |  | 42
Translation adjustment |  | (168) |  | (77) |  | (120) |  | (3) |  | (368)
Balance at June 30, 2020 |  | 550 |  | 256 |  | 328 |  | 10 |  | 1,144
Current liabilities | ​ | 7 | ​ | 14 | ​ | 63 | ​ | — | ​ | 84
Non-current liabilities | ​ | 543 | ​ | 242 | ​ | 265 | ​ | 10 | ​ | 1,060
​ | ​ | 550 | ​ | 256 | ​ | 328 | ​ | 10 | ​ | 1,144
Schedule of contingent liabilities | ​
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​ |  | June 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Tax litigations | ​ | 8,166 | ​ | 6,911
Civil litigations | ​ | 1,644 | ​ | 1,348
Labor litigations | ​ | 572 | ​ | 563
Environmental litigations | ​ | 1,006 | ​ | 907
Total | ​ | 11,388 | ​ | 9,729
Schedule of judicial deposits | ​
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​ |  | June 30, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Tax litigations | ​ | 1,052 | ​ | 988
Civil litigations | ​ | 83 | ​ | 85
Labor litigations | ​ | 168 | ​ | 177
Environmental litigations | ​ | 23 | ​ | 18
Total | ​ | 1,326 | ​ | 1,268

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