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FINANCIAL INCOME | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
FINANCIAL INCOME |
FINANCIAL INCOME | NOTE 30 — FINANCIAL INCOME
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Income from short-term investments |  | 68,721 |  | 85,153 |  | 142,965
Interest income and other financial income |  | 135,279 |  | 141,462 |  | 109,080
Financial Income |  | 204,000 |  | 226,615 |  | 252,045
Interest on debt |  | (1,177,686) |  | (1,323,448) |  | (1,540,797)
Monetary variation and other financial expenses |  | (401,655) |  | (402,836) |  | (469,208)
Financial Expenses |  | (1,579,341) |  | (1,726,284) |  | (2,010,005)
Bonds repurchases |  | (223,925) |  | — |  | —
Exchange Variation, net |  | (322,621) |  | (4,057) |  | 851,635
Reversal of interest on provision for tax liabilities, net |  | — |  | 369,819 |  | —
Gains and losses on derivative financial instruments, net |  | 32,092 |  | (9,441) |  | (38,930)
Financial result, net |  | (1,889,795) |  | (1,143,348) |  | (945,255)

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