v3.25.4
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS  
Schedule of total assets and liabilities of all types of employee benefits granted

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2025

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2024

Plan assets - Defined contribution pension plan

 

9,328

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9,716

Total assets

 

9,328

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9,716

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Actuarial liabilities - Defined benefit pension plan

 

190,790

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303,925

Actuarial liabilities - Post-employment health care benefit

 

199,570

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224,677

Retirement and termination benefit liabilities

 

14,319

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16,790

Total liabilities

 

404,679

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545,392

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Current

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594

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186

Non-current

 

404,085

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545,206

Post-employment defined benefit pension plans  
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS  
Summary of sensitivity analysis

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1% Increase

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1% Decrease

Discount rate 

 

(13,902)

 

12,981

Defined benefit pension plan  
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS  
Schedule of current expenses of benefit plans

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2025

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2024

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2023

Cost of current service 

 

33,793

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49,339

 

46,176

Interest expense 

 

154,048

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213,267

 

204,604

Return on plan assets 

 

(158,392)

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(205,604)

 

(187,247)

Past service cost 

 

5,888

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7,164

 

—

Settlement 

 

1,122

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(24,625)

 

—

Interest cost on unrecoverable surplus 

 

18,352

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14,129

 

13,645

Net pension cost 

 

54,811

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53,670

 

77,178

Schedule of reconciliations of assets and liabilities of benefit plans

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2025

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2024

Present value of defined benefit obligation

 

(2,388,321)

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(2,752,097)

Fair value of plan assets

 

2,628,213

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2,871,304

Asset ceiling restrictions on recognition of net funded assets

 

(430,682)

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(423,132)

Net

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(190,790)

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(303,925)

Defined benefit obligation

 

(190,790)

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(303,925)

Schedule of variation of plan obligations and assets

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2025

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2024

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2023

Variation of the plan obligations 

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Obligation at the begining of the year

 

2,752,097

 

3,573,044

 

3,841,213

Cost of service

 

33,793

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49,339

 

46,176

Interest expense

 

154,048

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213,267

 

204,604

Payments of the benefits

 

(201,795)

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(343,378)

 

(410,621)

Past service cost

 

5,888

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7,164

 

—

Settlement

 

(122,560)

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(1,346,899)

 

—

Acturial remeasurements

 

(22,519)

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(119,823)

 

117,644

Exchange Variance

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(210,631)

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719,383

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(225,972)

Obligation at the end of the year

 

2,388,321

 

2,752,097

 

3,573,044

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2025

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2024

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2023

Variation of the plan assets 

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Fair value of the plan assets at the begining of the year

 

2,871,304

 

3,383,887

 

3,499,475

Return of the plan assets

 

158,392

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205,604

 

187,247

Contributions from sponsors

 

56,322

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331,212

 

75,321

Settlement

 

(123,682)

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(1,322,274)

 

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Payments of benefits

 

(201,795)

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(343,378)

 

(413,565)

Remeasurement

 

56,421

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(10,050)

 

214,503

Exchange Variance

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(188,749)

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626,303

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(179,094)

Fair value of plan assets at the end of the year

 

2,628,213

 

2,871,304

 

3,383,887

Summary of actuarial gains and losses recognized in other comprehensive income

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2025

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2024

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2023

Return of the plan assets

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(56,421)

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6,340

 

(214,503)

Actuarial Remeasurements

 

(22,519)

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(119,823)

 

117,644

Restriction recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Asset Ceiling)

 

(4,626)

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70,212

 

(22,456)

Remeasurements recognized in Other Comprehensive Income

 

(83,566)

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(43,271)

 

(119,315)

Summary of historical actuarial remeasurements

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2025

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

Present value of defined benefit obligation 

 

(2,388,321)

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(2,752,097)

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(3,573,044)

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(3,841,213)

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(5,409,065)

Fair value of the plan assets 

 

2,628,213

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2,871,304

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3,383,887

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3,499,475

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4,647,361

Surplus (Deficit) 

 

239,892

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119,207

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(189,157)

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(341,738)

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(761,704)

Experience adjustments on plan liabilities (Gain) 

 

(22,519)

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(119,823)

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117,644

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(1,058,898)

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(457,421)

Experience adjustments on plan assets (Gain) 

 

(56,421)

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6,340

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(214,503)

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791,672

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(25,498)

Summary of allocation for plan assets

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2025

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North

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Brazilian Plans

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American Plans

Fixed income

 

99.7%

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66.0%

Variable income

 

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30.0%

Others

 

0.3%

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4.0%

Total

 

100%

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100%

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2024

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North

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Brazilian Plans

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American Plans

Fixed income

 

99.7%

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58.3%

Variable income

 

—

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36.8%

Others

 

0.3%

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4.9%

Total

 

100%

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100%

Summary of assumptions

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2025

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Brazilian Plan

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North American Plan

Average discount rate 

 

11.15%

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4.75% to 5.42%

Rate of increase in compensation 

 

Not applicable

 

Not applicable

Mortality table 

 

AT-2000 per sex

 

RP-2012 and MP-2017&2021

Mortality table of disabled 

 

AT-2000 per sex

 

Not applicable

Rate of rotation 

 

Null

 

Based on age and/or the service

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2024

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Brazilian Plan

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North American Plan

Average discount rate 

 

11.07%

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4.58% to 5.62%

Rate of increase in compensation 

 

Not applicable

 

3.00%

Mortality table 

 

AT-2000 per sex

 

RP-2006 and MP-2024

Mortality table of disabled 

 

AT-2000 per sex

 

RP-2006 and MP-2024

Rate of rotation 

 

Null

 

Based on age and/or the service

Post-employment health care benefit plan  
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS  
Schedule of current expenses of benefit plans

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2025

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2024

  ​ ​ ​

2023

Current service cost 

 

1,744

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1,933

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2,069

Interest expense 

 

9,718

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11,059

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10,127

Net cost pension benefit 

 

11,462

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12,992

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12,196

Schedule of reconciliations of assets and liabilities of benefit plans

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2025

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2024

Present value of obligations 

 

(199,570)

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(224,677)

Total net liabilities 

 

(199,570)

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(224,677)

Schedule of variation of plan obligations and assets

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2025

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2024

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2023

Change in benefit obligation 

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Benefit obligation at beginning of the year 

 

224,677

 

196,445

 

224,180

Cost of service 

 

1,744

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1,933

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2,069

Interest expense 

 

9,718

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11,059

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10,127

Contributions from participants 

 

792

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1,125

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1,096

Payment of benefits 

 

(19,214)

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(18,729)

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(20,265)

Remeasurements 

 

649

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(9,457)

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(7,232)

Exchange variations 

 

(18,796)

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42,301

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(13,530)

Benefit obligation at the end of the year 

 

199,570

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224,677

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196,445

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2025

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2024

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2023

Change in plan assets 

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Contributions from sponsors 

 

18,422

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17,604

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19,168

Contributions from participants 

 

792

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1,125

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1,096

Payments of benefits 

 

(19,214)

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(18,729)

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(20,264)

Fair value of plan assets at end of the year 

 

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Summary of actuarial gains and losses recognized in other comprehensive income

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2025

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2024

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2023

Gains (Losses) on actuarial obligation

 

649

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(9,457)

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(7,232)

Actuarial losses recognized in Equity 

 

649

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(9,457)

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(7,232)

Summary of historical actuarial remeasurements

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2025

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

Present value of defined benefit obligation 

 

(199,570)

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(224,677)

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(196,445)

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(224,180)

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(318,181)

Deficit 

 

(199,570)

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(224,677)

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(196,445)

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(224,180)

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(318,181)

Experience adjustments on plan liabilities 

 

649

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(9,457)

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(7,232)

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(61,524)

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(36,938)

Summary of assumptions

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2025

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2024

Average discount rate

 

4.75% - 5.42%

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4.58% - 5.62%

Health treatment - rate assumed next year

 

4.28% - 7.90%

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4.76% - 8.40%

Health treatment - Assumed rate of decline in the cost to achieve in the years of 2032 to 2041

 

3.31% - 9.20%

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3.26% - 4.40%

Summary of sensitivity analysis

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1% Increase

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1% Decrease

Effect over total service costs and interest costs 

 

(4,619)

 

4,530

Effect over benefit plan obligations 

 

(45,422)

 

55,338