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Business combinations (Details Text) - BRL (R$)					12 Months Ended
Business combinations (Details Text) - BRL (R$)	Aug. 12, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020	Jul. 23, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Jul. 31, 2021	Mar. 08, 2021
Zygo
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Ownership interest acquired				100.00%
Consideration paid (received)				R$ 8,000,000
Value of net assets				1,883,000
Goodwill								R$ 5,769,000
Cash transferred				5,053,000
Goodwill recognised as of acquisition date				R$ 6,117,000
Zygo \| Bottom of range
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Consideration transferrable, term				3 years
Zygo \| Top of range
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Consideration transferrable, term				5 years
Zygo \| Non-Compete Agreement and Software
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Intangible assets								R$ 348,000
CDS
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Ownership interest acquired			100.00%		99.99%	99.99%
Value of net assets			R$ 2,379,000
Goodwill			0
Cash transferred			R$ 2,379,000
Moip
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Ownership interest acquired		100.00%			100.00%	100.00%
Consideration paid (received)		R$ 358,609,000
Value of net assets		151,986,000
Cash transferred		307,855,000							R$ 32,573,000
Consideration transferrable, term				5 years
Liabilities incurred		R$ 18,181,000
Goodwill recognised as of acquisition date						R$ 148,117,000
Moip \| Bottom of range
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Estimated GDP growth rate						0.057
Estimated discount rate based on WACC						0.117
Moip \| Top of range
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Estimated GDP growth rate						0.063
Estimated discount rate based on WACC						0.133
Moip \| Customer-related intangible assets [member]
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Intangible assets						R$ 58,506,000
Concil
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Ownership interest acquired	100.00%				100.00%
Consideration paid (received)	R$ 43,896,000
Value of net assets	23,165,000
Goodwill							R$ 20,731,000
Cash transferred	35,000,000
Liabilities incurred	R$ 8,896,000
Contingent liabilities recognised as of acquisition date							7,848,000
Concil \| Bottom of range
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Estimated GDP growth rate					0.020
Estimated discount rate based on WACC					0.175
Concil \| Top of range
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Estimated GDP growth rate					0.045
Estimated discount rate based on WACC					0.195
Concil \| Customer-related intangible assets [member]
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Intangible assets							3,839,000
Concil \| Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Intangible assets							940,000
Concil \| Computer software [member]
Business combinations (Details Text) [Abstract]
Intangible assets							R$ 33,136,000