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Legal proceedings (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025
Notes and other explanatory information [abstract] |
Schedule of effects in income statements |
Schedule of effects in income statements |  |  |  |
| Three-month period ended June 30, | Six-month period ended June 30,
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024
Tax litigations | – | (1) | (2) | (5)
Civil litigations | 55 | (6) | 39 | (18)
Labor litigations | (57) | (45) | (96) | (78)
Environmental litigations | (31) | (2) | (31) | (3)
Total | (33) | (54) | (90) | (104)
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 as of December 31, 2024 | 201 | 290 | 482 | 40 | 1,013
Additions and reversals, net | 2 | (39) | 96 | 31 | 90
Payments | (17) | (30) | (48) | (30) | (125)
Indexation and interest | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 30
Transfer to held for sale and payables taxes | (62) | (5) | – | (27) | (94)
Translation adjustment | 26 | 35 | 69 | 6 | 136
Balance as of June 30, 2025 | 151 | 261 | 617 | 21 | 1,050
Balance as of December 31, 2023 | 90 | 380 | 514 | 15 | 999
Additions and reversals, net | 5 | 18 | 78 | 3 | 104
Payments | (2) | (58) | (53) | – | (113)
Indexation and interest | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 26
Translation adjustment | (13) | (52) | (68) | (3) | (136)
Balance as of June 30, 2024 | 89 | 303 | 472 | 16 | 880
Schedule of contingent liabilities |
Schedule of contingent liabilities |  |
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024
Tax litigations | 6,929 | 5,995
Civil litigations | 1,443 | 1,274
Labor litigations | 349 | 292
Environmental litigations | 1,172 | 1,050
Total | 9,893 | 8,611
Schedule of judicial deposits |
Schedule of judicial deposits |  |
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024
Tax litigations | 363 | 338
Civil litigations | 104 | 78
Labor litigations | 119 | 110
Environmental litigations | 12 | 11
Total | 598 | 537

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