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INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES - Unrecognized deferred income tax assets (Details) - BRL (R$) R$ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES |  |
Tax assets which have no expiration date | R$ 239,989 | R$ 240,231
Foreign subsidiaries |  |
INCOME AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TAXES |  |
Tax credits on capital losses for which no deferred tax asset recognised | 1,105,130 | 1,256,438
Unrecognized tax loss carryforwards from state credits in the United States | R$ 334,475 | R$ 1,285,373

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