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Provision for contingencies
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Provision For Contingencies  
Provision for contingencies

 

12.Provision for contingencies

 

Management classifies the risk of loss of legal and administrative proceedings in which the Group is a party as a defendant. Provisions are recorded for contingencies classified as a probable risk of loss and Management believes that the recorded amount is sufficient to cover those losses.

 

(a)Probable losses

 

   
  As of December 31,
  2025 2024
Legal and administrative proceedings:    
Civil 217,015   217,845
Labor 71,755   82,511
Tax 21,573  1,567
Total 310,343 301,923

 

Civil lawsuits are controlled individually, and the provision is recorded whenever the loss is evaluated as probable, considering the opinion of legal advisors, the nature of the lawsuits, similarity with previous cases, complexity, and legal precedent, as well as when there is probable expectation of future cash disbursement.

 

Labor claims are controlled individually, and the provision is recorded whenever the loss is evaluated as probable, considering the claim status and the history of losses. From the date of the hearing until an initial court decision, labor claims are measured by the average of losses occurred within the last 12 months. After the appeal, the losses are measured based on experts’ calculations until the settlement.

 

There are no significant administrative claims in process for non-compliance with the rules of Brazilian Financial System, tax claims or payment of penalties that may cause significant impacts to the Group’s financial statements.

 

(b)Possible losses

 

The Group is a party to certain legal and administrative proceedings, which, in accordance with their nature and the risk of loss evaluation, the Group does not qualify the risk of loss as probable:

 

   
  As of December 31,
  2025 2024
Possible losses:    
Civil 50,000 -
Labor 23,455 22,569
Tax 40,176 38,773
Total 113,631 61,342

 

(c)Judicial deposits

 

   
  As of December 31,
  2025 2024
Labor 37,500 37,091
Civil 74,960 30,952
Tax 14,184 13,034
Total 126,644 81,077

 

Judicial deposits are recognized as "Other Assets" in the balance sheet.

 

 

(d)Changes in provision
       
  December 31, 2025
  Civil Labor Tax Total
Opening balance 217,845 82,511 1,567 301,923
Reversals / additions in provision 159,097 13,257 20,006 192,360
Consumption (159,927) (24,013) - (183,940)
Closing balance 217,015 71,755 21,573 310,343

 

  December 31, 2024
  Civil Labor Tax Total
Opening balance 120,165 112,074  - 232,239
Reversals / additions in provision 219,878 12,252 1,567 233,697
Consumption (122,198) (41,815)  - (164,013)
Closing balance 217,845 82,511 1,567 301,923
  December 31, 2023
  Civil Labor Total
Opening balance 58,514 105,737 164,251
Reversals / additions in provision 115,281 23,167 138,448
Consumption (53,630) (16,830) (70,460)
Closing balance 120,165 112,074 232,239