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Employee benefits (Details 2) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024 $ / shares
Performance Share Unit Program 2024 [Member] | Shares Granted Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Measurement unit | 1,873,175
Performance Share Unit Program 2024 [Member] | Granted Date Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Measurement unit | April 29, 2024
Performance Share Unit Program 2024 [Member] | Shares Granted Share Price Brl [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Share price | $ 12.49
Performance Share Unit Program 2024 [Member] | Historical volatility for shares, measurement input [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected volatility | 35.60%
Performance Share Unit Program 2024 [Member] | Expected Term Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected term | 3 years
Performance Share Unit Program 2024 [Member] | Expected Values Of Shareholder Return Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected shareholder return indicator | 66.95%
Performance Share Unit Program 2024 [Member] | Expected Value Of Performance Factor Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected performance factor | 83.47%
Performance Share Unit Program 2023 [Member] | Shares Granted Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Measurement unit | 1,177,755
Performance Share Unit Program 2023 [Member] | Granted Date Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Measurement unit | January 2, 2023
Performance Share Unit Program 2023 [Member] | Shares Granted Share Price Brl [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Share price | $ 16.6
Performance Share Unit Program 2023 [Member] | Historical volatility for shares, measurement input [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected volatility | 48.33%
Performance Share Unit Program 2023 [Member] | Expected Term Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected term | 3 years
Performance Share Unit Program 2023 [Member] | Expected Values Of Shareholder Return Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected shareholder return indicator | 72.42%
Performance Share Unit Program 2023 [Member] | Expected Value Of Performance Factor Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected performance factor | 79.32%
Performance Share Unit Program 2022 [Member] | Shares Granted Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Measurement unit | 1,709,955
Performance Share Unit Program 2022 [Member] | Granted Date Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Measurement unit | January 3, 2022
Performance Share Unit Program 2022 [Member] | Shares Granted Share Price Brl [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Share price | $ 13.81
Performance Share Unit Program 2022 [Member] | Historical volatility for shares, measurement input [member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected volatility | 39.00%
Performance Share Unit Program 2022 [Member] | Expected Term Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected term | 3 years
Performance Share Unit Program 2022 [Member] | Expected Values Of Shareholder Return Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected shareholder return indicator | 51.20%
Performance Share Unit Program 2022 [Member] | Expected Value Of Performance Factor Measurement Input [Member] |
IfrsStatementLineItems [Line Items] |
Expected performance factor | 53.08%

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