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5. TRADE RECEIVABLES (Details 2) - BRL (R$) R$ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Trade and other receivables [abstract] |  |
Opening balance | R$ 237,352 | R$ (191,979)
Expected credit losses | (43,313) | (53,706)
Recovery of receivables | 35,471 | 8,333
Closing balance | R$ (245,194) | R$ (237,352)

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- Definition The amount of an allowance account used to record impairments to financial assets due to credit losses. [Refer: Financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The decrease in an allowance account for credit losses of financial assets resulting from the reversal of impairment. [Refer: Allowance account for credit losses of financial assets] + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Note Expiry date 2021-01-01 -Name IFRS -Number 7 -IssueDate 2019-01-01 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/xifrs-link?type=IFRS&num=7&code=ifrs-tx-2017-en-b&anchor=para_16&doctype=Standard&book=b -URIDate 2019-03-27 + Details
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- Definition The amount of expected allowance account for credit losses of financial assets. + References No definition available. + Details
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