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EQUITY - Dividends and interest on capital (Details) - BRL (R$) R$ / shares in Units, R$ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2020
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum annual mandatory dividend (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00% |  |  |
Appropriation of retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 15,494,111 | R$ 2,365,763 | R$ 1,203,736 |
Constitution of legal reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Constitution of the tax incentives reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,068,684) | (779,662) | (370,167) |
Dividend - adjustment in excess of the minimum estatutory undistributed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Constitution of investments and working capital reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 0 | 0 | 0 |
Credit: May 14, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid (in R$/share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 0.40
Number of shares outstanding used for dividend payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,705,338
Credit: August 16, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid (in R$/share) |  |  | R$ 0.54 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for dividend payment |  |  | 1,705,576 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit: September 27, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on capital paid (in R$/share) |  | R$ 0.38 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for interest payment |  | 1,705,582 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit: November 5, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid (in R$/share) |  | R$ 1.42 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on capital paid (in R$/share) |  | R$ 0.20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for dividend payment |  | 1,705,628 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for interest payment |  | 1,705,630 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit: March 7, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid (in R$/share) | R$ 0.20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 0.20 |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for dividend payment | 1,705,747 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,705,747 |  |  |
Retained Earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Appropriation of retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 15,494,111 | 2,365,763 | 1,203,736 |
Constitution of legal reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (756,334) | (109,649) | (55,876) |
Constitution of the tax incentives reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (367,430) | (172,792) | (86,216) |
Net income (loss) before dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,370,347 | 2,083,322 | 1,061,644 |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,014,450) | (714,487) | (356,539) |
Dividend - adjustment in excess of the minimum estatutory undistributed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (341,150) |  |  |
Net income (loss) before constitution of investments and working capital reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,014,747 | 1,368,835 | 705,105 |
Constitution of investments and working capital reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,014,747) | (1,368,835) | (705,105) |
Total Parent company's interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Appropriation of retained earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Constitution of legal reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Constitution of the tax incentives reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,014,450) | (714,487) | (356,539) |
Dividend - adjustment in excess of the minimum estatutory undistributed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Constitution of investments and working capital reserve |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 0 | R$ 0 | R$ 0 |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  |  |  | R$ 510,348 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest and Dividends | R$ 5,355,600 |  |  |  | R$ 714,487 |  | R$ 356,539 |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit per share (R$) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 3.14 | R$ 0.42 | R$ 0.21 |
Total Parent company's interest | Credit: May 14, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  |  | R$ 682,199 |  |  |  |  | R$ 118,803 |  |  |  |
Total Parent company's interest | Credit: August 16, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  |  | R$ 921,011 |  |  |  |  | R$ 118,817 |  |  |  |
Total Parent company's interest | Credit: September 27, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  | R$ 648,122 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Parent company's interest | Credit: November 5, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  | R$ 2,421,992 |  |  |  | R$ 204,139 |  | R$ 67,951 |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  | R$ 341,126 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total Parent company's interest | Credit: March 7, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends | R$ 341,150 |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 50,968 |  |  |  |  |  |

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