The Corporation’s consolidated financial statements were prepared and are presented in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil and with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The separate financial statements of the parent company were prepared in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil and are disclosed jointly with the consolidated financial statements.
The accounting practices adopted in Brazil include those provided for in Brazilian corporations law and the Pronouncements, Guidelines and Interpretations of the Accounting Pronouncement Committee (CPC), as approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM). Until December 31, 2013, these practices differed from IFRS for the separate financial statements, as they required accounting for investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures though the equity method, while IFRS standards required them to be measured at cost or fair value.