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GOODWILL
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
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GOODWILL

NOTE 11 — GOODWILL

The changes in goodwill are as follows:

    

    

Accumulated

    

Goodwill after

Goodwill

impairment losses

Impairment losses

Balance as of January 1, 2019

 

16,783,958

 

(7,671,568)

 

9,112,390

(+/-) Foreign exchange effect

 

661,247

 

(304,326)

 

356,921

Balance as of December 31, 2019

 

17,445,205

 

(7,975,894)

 

9,469,311

(+/-) Foreign exchange effect

 

4,976,383

 

(2,342,175)

 

2,634,208

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

22,421,588

 

(10,318,069)

 

12,103,519

(+/-) Foreign exchange effect

 

1,469,190

 

(595,284)

 

873,906

Results in operations with subsidiary and joint ventures (note 3.4)

(549,898)

(549,898)

Balance as of December 31, 2021

 

23,340,880

 

(10,913,353)

 

12,427,527

The amounts of goodwill by segment are as follows:

    

2021

    

2020

    

2019

Brazil

 

373,135

 

373,135

 

373,135

Special Steel

 

4,111,619

 

3,828,841

 

2,969,752

North America

 

7,942,773

 

7,901,543

 

6,126,424

 

12,427,527

 

12,103,519

 

9,469,311