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Employee benefits - Remeasurement of the fair value of plans (Details) - Performance Share Unit Program [Member]	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
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Shares Granted Share Price Brl [Member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
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Share Granted Share Price Brl [Member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Measurement unit	16.60	13.81
Historical volatility for shares, measurement input [member]
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Expected Term Measurement Input [Member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
Measurement unit	3	3
Expected Value Of Performance Factor Measurement Input [Member]
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items]
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