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TAX, CIVIL AND LABOR CLAIMS AND CONTINGENT ASSETS - Judicial Deposits (Details) - BRL (R$) R$ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Jan. 07, 2021 | Nov. 18, 2020 | Jun. 29, 2020 | May 27, 2020 | Apr. 13, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 18, 2019 | Sep. 16, 2019 | Jul. 19, 2019
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax | R$ 1,597,995 |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 1,837,967 |  |  |
Labor | 95,234 |  |  |  |  |  | 113,379 |  |  |
Civil | 132,562 |  |  |  |  |  | 40,369 |  |  |
Judicial deposits | 1,825,791 |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 1,991,715 |  |  |
Balance judicial deposits | 1,504,582 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of deposits for which replacement has been requested |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 1,700,000 |  |  |  |
Final and unappealable decision, first lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of undue payments before proposed action |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 122,000
Amount of undue payments before proposed action, net of related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 79,000
Right to withdraw judicial deposits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 179,000 |
Procedure to collect differences, amount |  | R$ 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Final and unappealable decision, second lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of undue payments before proposed action |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 280,000 |  |
Amount of undue payments before proposed action, net of related expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 185,000 |  |
Right to withdraw judicial deposits |  |  |  |  | R$ 189,000 |  |  |  |  |
Final and unappealable decision, third lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of undue payments before proposed action |  |  |  | R$ 147,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of undue payments before proposed action, net of related expenses |  |  |  | 135,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Right to withdraw judicial deposits |  |  |  | R$ 193,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Final and unappealable decision, fourth lawsuit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of undue payments before proposed action |  |  | R$ 940,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of undue payments before proposed action, net of related expenses |  |  | 902,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Right to withdraw judicial deposits |  |  | R$ 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lawsuits for the repetition of undue payments awaiting unappealable decision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of undue payments before proposed action | 773,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Judicial deposits raised | 1,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal proceedings provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Disclosure of other provisions [line items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reversal of provision for tax liabilities, net | 929,711 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reversal of interest on provision for tax liabilities, net | R$ 369,819 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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