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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - Post-employment defined contribution pension plan (Details) - BRL (R$) R$ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Defined contribution pension plan
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Total cost	R$ 184,984	R$ 162,133

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The amount of post-employment benefit expense relating to defined contribution plans. Defined contribution plans are post-employment benefit plans under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity (a fund) and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employee benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.

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-Number 19
-IssueDate 2022-03-24
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