The amount of adjusted balance recoverible tax.

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Line items represent concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes of the table.

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The amount of a present obligation of the entity to transfer an economic resource as a result of past events. Economic resource is a right that has the potential to produce economic benefits.

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13 Taxes (Details Narrative) - BRL (R$) R$ in Thousands	1 Months Ended
13 Taxes (Details Narrative) - BRL (R$) R$ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020	May 15, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Disclosure of assets and liabilities with significant risk of material adjustment [line items]
Unrecognized tax credits		R$ 131,655		R$ 34,567
Recoverable PIS/Pasep and Cofins Taxes [member]
Disclosure of assets and liabilities with significant risk of material adjustment [line items]
Liabilities			R$ 2,965
Adjusted balance	R$ 83,716
Operating revenue	100,931
Financial income	6,522
Amount of tax recoverable	R$ 107,453