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Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets [Abstract] |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Prepaid expenses and other current assets Prepaid expenses and other current assets consist of the following at year end:
|  | 2021 |  | 2020
Prepaid taxes (i) |  | $ | 81,083 |  |  | $ | 48,781 |
Prepaid expenses |  | 26,052 |  |  | 30,175 |
Promotion items and related advances |  | 10,935 |  |  | 20,701 |
Others |  | 1,205 |  |  | 812 |
|  | $ | 119,275 |  |  | $ | 100,469 |
(i) During 2021, Brazilian Supreme Court made its final decision about the unconstitutional inclusion of ICMS state tax in the taxable basis of PIS/COFINS federal tax. As a consequence, the Company was able to recover taxes amounting to $18,457. This recovery was recorded within Other Operating income (expenses), net. As of December 31, 2021 Prepaid taxes includes $8,805 related to this matter.

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