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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) R$ / shares in Units, R$ in Millions, $ in Millions | Feb. 26, 2018 BRL (R$) R$ / shares | Feb. 14, 2018 BRL (R$) item | Jan. 08, 2018 shares | Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($) item T | Jan. 31, 2018 BRL (R$) item T
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Repurchase of shares |  |  |  |  |
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Authorization period |  |  | 3 months |  |
Repurchase of shares | Preferred shares (GGBR4 ) or American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) |  |  |  |  |
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Shares authorized for repurchase | shares |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |
Definitive sale agreement |  |  |  |  |
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Number of processing units to be sold |  |  |  | 2 | 2
Definitive sale agreement, total consideration |  |  |  | $ 92.5 | R$ 292.5
Definitive sale agreement | Steel |  |  |  |  |
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Production capacity (in tons) | T |  |  |  | 700,000 | 700,000
Sale of hydroelectric plants |  |  |  |  |
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Number of hydroelectric plants held for sale |  | 2 |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of hydroelectric plants | R$ |  | R$ 835.0 |  |  |
Installed capacity (in MW) |  | 155 |  |  |
Dividends declared |  |  |  |  |
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Dividends declared | R$ | R$ 510.0 |  |  |  |
Dividends declared | Common shares |  |  |  |  |
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Dividends declared (in R$ per share) | R$ / shares | R$ 0.03 |  |  |  |
Dividends declared | Preferred shares |  |  |  |  |
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Dividends declared (in R$ per share) | R$ / shares | R$ 0.03 |  |  |  |

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