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The fair value of financial instruments designated as hedging instruments. Hedging instruments are designated derivatives or (for a hedge of the risk of changes in foreign currency exchange rates only) designated non-derivative financial assets or non-derivative financial liabilities whose fair value or cash flows are expected to offset changes in the fair value or cash flows of a designated hedged item. [Refer: At fair value [member]; Derivatives [member]; Derivative financial assets; Derivative financial liabilities; Financial instruments, class [member]; Financial assets; Financial liabilities]

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-Note Expiry date 2023-01-01
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-IssueDate 2021-01-01
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The nominal amount of the hedging instruments in hedging relationships to which the entity is applying the exceptions in the scope of the amendments for interest rate benchmark reform. [Refer: Nominal amount of hedging instrument]

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-IssueDate 2021-01-01
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Nominal volume used to calculate payments on a derivative instrument.

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Risks and Financial Instruments - Positions of derivative financial instruments to hedge commodity price risk (Detail) - Commodity price risk [member] R$ in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 BRL (R$) m³	Dec. 31, 2020 BRL (R$) m³	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Fair value	R$ 1,302	R$ (563)
Heating Oil [member] \| Term [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Notional amount (m3) \| m³	167,255	108,429
Notional amount (USD thousands) \| $			$ 103,148	$ 42,399
Fair value	R$ 2,269	R$ (563)
RBOB [member] \| Term [member]
Disclosure of detailed information about financial instruments [line items]
Notional amount (m3) \| m³	29,413
Notional amount (USD thousands) \| $			$ 17,112
Fair value	R$ (967)