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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, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Jun. 30, 2022 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Sep. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit per share (R$) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 3.63 | R$ 3.14 | R$ 0.42
Percentage of dividends on adjusted net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58.70% | 37.30% | 34.30%
Credit: November 6, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid (in R$/share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 0.12 |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for dividend payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,701,161 |  |  |
Credit: December 21, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on capital paid (in R$/share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 0.17 |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for interest payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,701,161 |  |  |  |
Credit: March 11, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on capital paid (in R$/share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 0.13 |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for interest payment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,701,161 |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for dividend payment |  |  |  |  | 1,705,747 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit: May 16, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on capital paid (in R$/share) |  |  |  | R$ 0.57 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for interest payment |  |  |  | 1,707,829 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit: August 15, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid (in R$/share) |  |  | R$ 0.71 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for dividend payment |  |  | 1,693,994 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit: November 21, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid (in R$/share) |  | R$ 1.73 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest on capital paid (in R$/share) |  | R$ 0.42 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for dividend payment |  | 1,663,560 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for interest payment |  | 1,663,560 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit: March 14, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends paid (in R$/share) | R$ 0.20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares outstanding used for dividend payment | 1,663,560 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proposed Interest and Dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 6,082,618 | R$ 5,355,600 | R$ 714,487
Retained Earnings | Credit: November 6, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 204,139 |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: December 21, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 289,197 |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: March 11, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 221,151 |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: May 14, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 682,199 |  |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: August 16, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 921,011 |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: September 27, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 648,122 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: November 5, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  |  |  |  | 2,421,992 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  |  |  |  | R$ 341,126 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: March 7, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  |  |  | R$ 341,150 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: May 16, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  |  | R$ 973,542 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: August 15, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  |  | R$ 1,199,713 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: November 21, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends |  | R$ 2,877,957 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  | R$ 698,694 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retained Earnings | Credit: March 14, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends and interest on capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends | R$ 332,712 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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