| 21. |
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS |
| Schedule of components in cash and cash equivalents |
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2022 |
2021 |
| Short-term bank deposits (i) |
8,655.2 |
11,393.6 |
| Current bank accounts |
5,990.3 |
4,582.9 |
| Cash |
280.9 |
651.2 |
| Cash and cash equivalents |
14,926.4 |
16,627.7 |
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| Bank overdrafts |
(74.3) |
(30.5) |
| Cash and cash equivalents less bank overdraft |
14,852.1 |
16,597.2 |
| (i) |
The balance refers mostly to Bank Deposit Certificates (“CDB”), with high liquidity, which are readily convertible into known
amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value. |
The cash and cash equivalents balance include the amount of
R$3,083 million in 2022 (R$2,858 million in 2021) held in Cuba and Argentina, which is not freely transferable to the parent company due
to remittance restrictions.
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