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23 Post-employment benefits (Details 5) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Unified Plan [Member] |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Retired participants life expectancy | 13 years 1 month 17 days | 14 years 4 months 13 days
Pensioner participants life expectancy | 8 years 5 months 24 days | 15 years 8 months 5 days
Plan III [Member] |  |
Disclosure of defined benefit plans [line items] |  |
Retired participants life expectancy | 25 years 10 months 2 days | 22 years 9 months 26 days
Pensioner participants life expectancy | 25 years 10 months 2 days | 27 years 2 months 16 days

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