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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND SHORT AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND SHORT AND LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS

Schedule of cash and cash equivalents and investments

		2020		2019
Cash		9,060		12,302
Banks and immediately available investments		4,608,144		2,629,350
Cash and cash equivalents		4,617,204		2,641,652

Immediately available investments include investments with maturity up to 90 days, immediate liquidity and low risk of fair value variation.

		2020		2019
Short-term investments		3,041,143		3,652,949

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