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Litigations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Litigations |
Schedule of changes in provision for litigations |
Schedule of changes in provision for litigations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Tax litigation |  | Civil litigation |  | Labor litigation |  | Environmental litigation |  | Total of litigation provision
Balance at December 31, 2020 | 485 |  | 260 |  | 335 |  | 11 |  | 1,091
Additions and reversals, net | 4 |  | 19 |  | 74 |  | 1 |  | 98
Payments | (10) |  | (22) |  | (57) |  | (5) |  | (94)
Indexation and interest | 10 |  | 45 |  | 32 |  | - |  | 87
Acquisition of NLC | - |  | 2 |  | 8 |  | - |  | 10
Discontinued operations - Coal | - |  | (2) |  | (8) |  | - |  | (10)
Translation adjustment | (33) |  | (18) |  | (26) |  | - |  | (77)
Balance at December 31, 2021 | 456 |  | 284 |  | 358 |  | 7 |  | 1,105
Current liabilities | 14 |  | 22 |  | 56 |  | 1 |  | 93
Non-current liabilities | 442 |  | 262 |  | 302 |  | 6 |  | 1,012
Balance at December 31, 2021 | 456 |  | 284 |  | 358 |  | 7 |  | 1,105
Additions and reversals, net | 40 |  | 38 |  | 67 |  | 8 |  | 153
Payments | (40) |  | (67) |  | (56) |  | (1) |  | (164)
Indexation and interest | 89 |  | 26 |  | 19 |  | - |  | 134
Transfer to held for sale | (1) |  | (7) |  | (2) |  | - |  | (10)
Translation adjustment | 32 |  | 17 |  | 25 |  | - |  | 74
Balance at December 31, 2022 | 576 |  | 291 |  | 411 |  | 14 |  | 1,292
Current liabilities | 18 |  | 21 |  | 65 |  | 2 |  | 106
Non-current liabilities | 558 |  | 270 |  | 346 |  | 12 |  | 1,186
Balance at December 31, 2022 | 576 |  | 291 |  | 411 |  | 14 |  | 1,292
Schedule of contingent liabilities |
Schedule of contingent liabilities |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Tax litigations |  | 6,590 |  | 5,177
Civil litigations |  | 1,270 |  | 1,503
Labor litigations |  | 569 |  | 516
Environmental litigations |  | 1,102 |  | 954
Total |  | 9,531 |  | 8,150
Schedule of judicial deposits |
Schedule of judicial deposits |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, 2022 |  | December 31, 2021
Tax litigations |  | 945 |  | 957
Civil litigations |  | 123 |  | 100
Labor litigations |  | 134 |  | 141
Environmental litigations |  | 13 |  | 22
Total |  | 1,215 |  | 1,220

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