21. Suppliers - forfeiting	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Suppliers - Forfeiting
Suppliers - forfeiting	21.Suppliers forfeiting The Company has an arrangement in place that allow suppliers to receive their payments in advance with the financial institution. On December 31, 2019, the amount recorded under current liabilities from forfeiting operations totaled R$554,467 (R$365,696 as of December 31, 2018).

The disclosure represents information about suppliers forfaiting of entity.

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