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Equity (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Disclosure Equity Abstract |  |  |
Net income of the year | $ 7,983 | $ 18,788 | $ 22,445
Appropriation to legal reserve (i) |  | (276) |
Appropriation to tax incentive reserve | (891) | (1,157) |
Net income after appropriations to legal reserve and tax incentive reserve | 7,092 | 17,355 |
Minimum remuneration to shareholders (ii) | 2,042 | 4,386 |
Additional shareholders' remuneration |  |  |
from the net income for the year | 4,066 | 437 |
Total remuneration to shareholders | 6,108 | 4,823 |
Appropriation to statutory reserve | 984 | 8,821 |
Appropriation to retained earnings reserve |  | $ 3,711 |

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