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Litigations - Changes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2023 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2022
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |
Payments | $ (621) |  |
Translation adjustment | 257 |  |
Current liabilities | 849 |  | $ 1,036
Non-current liabilities | 2,700 |  | 2,446
Tax Litigation [Member] |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at the beginning | 576 | $ 456 |
Additions and reversals, net | 3 | 2 |
Payments | (3) | (1) |
Indexation and interest | 18 | 14 |
Translation adjustment | 49 | 29 |
Balance at the ending | 643 | 499 |
Current liabilities | 20 | 15 |
Non-current liabilities | 623 | 484 |
Provisions | 643 | 499 |
Discontinued operations |  | (1) |
Civil Litigation [Member] |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at the beginning | 291 | 284 |
Additions and reversals, net | 27 | 24 |
Payments | (23) | (26) |
Indexation and interest | 20 | 28 |
Translation adjustment | 23 | 15 |
Balance at the ending | 338 | 318 |
Current liabilities | 24 | 23 |
Non-current liabilities | 314 | 295 |
Provisions | 338 | 318 |
Discontinued operations |  | (7) |
Labor Litigation [Member] |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at the beginning | 411 | 358 |
Additions and reversals, net | 51 | 32 |
Payments | (39) | (25) |
Indexation and interest | 11 | 14 |
Translation adjustment | 37 | 25 |
Balance at the ending | 471 | 402 |
Current liabilities | 75 | 64 |
Non-current liabilities | 396 | 338 |
Provisions | 471 | 402 |
Discontinued operations |  | (2) |
Environmental Litigation [Member] |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at the beginning | 14 | 7 |
Additions and reversals, net | 2 | 6 |
Payments | (3) |  |
Indexation and interest | 2 |  |
Translation adjustment | 1 | 1 |
Balance at the ending | 16 | 14 |
Current liabilities | 2 | 6 |
Non-current liabilities | 14 | 8 |
Provisions | 16 | 14 |
Legal proceedings provision [member] |  |  |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at the beginning | 1,292 | 1,105 |
Additions and reversals, net | 83 | 64 |
Payments | (68) | (52) |
Indexation and interest | 51 | 56 |
Translation adjustment | 110 | 70 |
Balance at the ending | 1,468 | 1,233 |
Current liabilities | 121 | 108 | 106
Non-current liabilities | 1,347 | 1,125 | $ 1,186
Provisions | $ 1,468 | 1,233 |
Discontinued operations |  | $ (10) |

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- Definition The decrease in other provisions resulting from the loss of control of a subsidiary. [Refer: Other provisions] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Name IAS -Number 37 -IssueDate 2023-01-01 -Paragraph 84 -URI https://taxonomy.ifrs.org/xifrs-link?type=IAS&num=37&code=ifrs-tx-2023-en-r&anchor=para_84&doctype=Standard -URIDate 2023-03-23 + Details
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