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FORM 6-K
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

dated May 7, 2024

Commission File Number 1-15148

BRF S.A.
(Exact Name as Specified in its Charter)

N/A
    (Translation of Registrant’s Name)

14401 AV. DAS NACOES UNIDAS 22ND FLOOR
CHAC SANTO ANTONIO 04730 090-São Paulo – SP, Brazil
    (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x   Form 40-F o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(1):                   

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T
Rule 101(b)(7):                   

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o   No x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

 

*             *             *

This material includes certain forward-looking statements that are based principally on current expectations and on projections of future events and financial trends that currently affect or might affect the Company’s business, and are not guarantees of future performance.  These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations, which involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and any of which could cause actual financial condition and results of operations to differ materially fom those set out in the Company’s forward-looking statements.  You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.  The Company undertakes no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking statements.  The risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements in this Report on Form 6-K, including Exhibit 1 hereto, include those described under the captions “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors” in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 7, 2024  
   
  BRF S.A.
   
   
  By: /s/ Fabio Luis Mendes Mariano
    Name:  Fabio Luis Mendes Mariano
    Title:

Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

Description of Exhibit

 

1 Interim Financial Information, Individual and Consolidated | March 31, 2024

 

EX-99.1 2 ex99-1.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

 

 
 

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Índex

Índex 2
     
Statements of Financial Position 4
     
Statements of Income (Loss) 5
     
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) 6
     
Statements of Changes in Equity 7
     
Statements of Cash Flows 8
     
Statements of Value Added 9
     
Management Report 10
     
1. Company’s Operations 48
     
2. Basis of preparation and presentation of interim financial information 50
     
3. Summary of material accounting policies 51
     
4. Cash and cash equivalents 52
     
5. Marketable securities 52
     
6. Trade accounts and notes receivable 53
     
7. Inventories 54
     
8. Biological assets 56
     
9. Recoverable taxes 57
     
10. Deferred income taxes 59
     
11. Judicial deposits 61
     
12. Investments 61
     
13. Property, plant and equipment 63
     
14. Intangible assets 65
     
15. Loans and borrowings 67
     
16. Trade accounts payable 69

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17. Leases 70
     
18. Share-based payment 72
     
19. Employees benefits 73
     
20. Provision for tax, civil and labor risks 73
     
21. Equity 74
     
22. Earnings (loss) per share 76
     
23. Financial instruments and risk management 76
     
24. Segment information 90
     
25. Net sales 92
     
26. Expenses by nature 93
     
27. Financial income (expenses) 94
     
28. Related parties 95
     
29. Commitments 98
     
30. Transactions that do not involve cash 98
     
31. Events after the reporting period 99
     
32. Approval of the Financial Statements 99
     
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON INDIVIDUAL AND CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION 101
     
Opinion of the Audit and Integrity Commitee 102
     
Statement of Executive Board on the Consolidated Interim Financial Information and Independent Auditor’s Report 103

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Statements of Financial Position

      Parent company   Consolidated         Parent company   Consolidated
ASSETS Note   03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23   LIABILITIES Note   03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
CURRENT ASSETS                     CURRENT LIABILITIES                  
Cash and cash equivalents 4          4,523,944           4,701,549          9,567,208         9,264,664   Loans and borrowings 15          2,114,310         2,237,214          2,260,733         2,451,838
Marketable securities 5             422,925              412,107             469,515            447,878   Trade accounts payable 16         13,381,858       14,011,988         11,956,380       12,592,006
Trade receivables 6          4,276,970           5,655,967          4,281,896         4,766,071   Lease liability 17.2             881,319           835,154          1,043,159           944,326
Notes receivable 6               37,499                64,731               37,499              64,731   Payroll, related charges and employee profit sharing               993,405           886,974          1,095,629           984,457
Inventories 7          4,305,076           4,717,540          6,276,532         6,628,890   Taxes payable               205,333           316,600             742,892           585,129
Biological assets 8          2,662,080           2,580,383          2,795,193         2,702,164   Derivative financial instruments 23               48,299             74,112               49,284             76,940
Recoverable taxes 9          1,285,826           1,210,028          1,727,753         1,517,548   Provision for tax, civil and labor risks 20             706,369           717,119             709,492           720,187
Derivative financial instruments 23               31,818              109,222               31,818            109,222   Employee benefits 19               58,894             58,894               84,906             86,423
Prepaid expenses               296,370              126,557             341,097            166,230   Customer advances                 10,030               6,320             344,610           290,279
Advances                 61,621                64,677             130,067            123,319   Advances from related parties 28          5,771,640         6,119,677                       1                    -   
Restricted cash                        -                         -                  14,177              13,814   Other current liabilities               183,157           282,712             559,678           658,763
Assets held for sale                    4,284                    684               11,375                7,204                      
Other current assets               183,741              132,989             196,804            142,527                      
Total current assets           18,092,154         19,776,434         25,880,934       25,954,262   Total current liabilities           24,354,614       25,546,764         18,846,764       19,390,348
                                         
NON-CURRENT ASSETS                     NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES                  
LONG-TERM RECEIVALBLES                     Loans and borrowings 15         15,324,356       15,462,088         17,576,020       17,643,710
Marketable securities 5               18,237                16,490             272,244            319,995   Trade accounts payable 16                    691                  422                    691                  422
Trade receivables 6                 5,943                 5,897                 7,882                5,897   Lease liability 17.2          2,750,426         2,624,979          2,989,942         2,777,521
Notes receivable 6               22,052                 1,530               22,052                1,530   Taxes payable                  85,459             88,211               87,737             90,669
Recoverable taxes 9          4,677,785           4,981,378          4,696,060         5,000,740   Provision for tax, civil and labor risks 20             431,420           442,621             470,940           482,983
Deferred income taxes 10          2,131,624           2,054,826          2,190,159         2,113,108   Deferred income taxes 10                      -                       -                  70,716             60,125
Judicial deposits 11             405,734              405,450             416,647            415,718   Liabilities with related parties 28               53,308             52,581                      -                       -   
Biological assets 8          1,776,517           1,788,383          1,860,790         1,858,316   Employee benefits 19             271,692           264,731             464,354           454,398
Derivative financial instruments 23             495,492              529,830             495,492            529,830   Derivative financial instruments 23               54,935             59,819               54,935             59,819
Restricted cash                 31,732                30,952               74,262              72,395   Other non-current liabilities               320,793           286,982             651,267           668,439
Other non-current assets               168,878              148,262             174,359            153,052                      
Total long-term receivables            9,733,994           9,962,998         10,209,947       10,470,581   Total non-current liabilities           19,293,080       19,282,434         22,366,602       22,238,086
                                         
                      EQUITY 21                
                      Capital           13,349,156       13,349,156         13,349,156       13,349,156
                      Capital reserves            2,763,364         2,763,364          2,763,364         2,763,364
                      Other equity transactions                (64,493)            (70,106)              (64,493)            (70,106)
Investments 12         14,654,950         13,683,725               95,249              97,895   Accumulated earnings               504,993                    -                504,993                    -   
Property, plant and equipment 13         13,196,922         13,127,930         14,870,629       14,608,914   Treasury shares              (231,240)            (96,145)            (231,240)            (96,145)
Intangible assets 14          3,197,816           3,201,539          6,203,100         6,140,438   Other comprehensive loss           (1,093,638)       (1,022,841)         (1,093,638)       (1,022,841)
                      Attributable to controlling shareholders           15,228,142       14,923,428         15,228,142       14,923,428
                      Non-controlling interests                        -                       -                818,351           720,228
Total non-current assets           40,783,682         39,976,192         31,378,925       31,317,828   Total equity           15,228,142       14,923,428         16,046,493       15,643,656
TOTAL ASSETS           58,875,836         59,752,626         57,259,859       57,272,090   TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY           58,875,836       59,752,626         57,259,859       57,272,090

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim financial information.
(In thousands of Brazilian Reais)

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Statements of Income (Loss)

    Parent company   Consolidated
    2024   2023   2024   2023
  Note   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar
NET SALES 25          10,867,663        11,997,860                13,377,509            13,177,969
Cost of sales 26           (8,645,982)         (9,720,386)              (10,153,222)           (11,504,756)
GROSS PROFIT              2,221,681          2,277,474                 3,224,287              1,673,213
OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES)                  
Selling expenses 26           (1,523,767)         (1,584,564)                (1,771,818)             (1,770,641)
General and administrative expenses 26              (129,258)             (95,086)                   (201,493)               (159,807)
Impairment loss on trade receivables 6               (15,920)               (5,545)                     (27,218)                   (6,507)
Other operating income (expenses), net 26                 30,130               77,458                      30,944                   84,398
Income from associates and joint ventures 12               898,641         (1,023,781)                      (2,407)                        (17)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE FINANCIAL RESULTS AND INCOME TAXES              1,481,507           (354,044)                 1,252,295               (179,361)
Financial income                 196,746             157,563                    274,679                 198,130
Financial expenses                (931,482)         (1,058,307)                   (907,113)             (1,036,189)
Foreign exchange and monetary variations                (252,604)             200,051                      94,807                 (22,012)
FINANCIAL INCOME (EXPENSES), NET 27              (987,340)           (700,693)                   (537,627)               (860,071)
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE TAXES                  494,167         (1,054,737)                    714,668             (1,039,432)
Income taxes 10                 10,826               20,718                   (120,924)                   15,805
INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR                 504,993         (1,034,019)                    593,744             (1,023,627)
                     
Income (Loss) Attributable to                  
Controlling shareholders                 504,993         (1,034,019)                    504,993             (1,034,019)
Non-controlling interest                          -                        -                         88,751                   10,392
                  504,993         (1,034,019)                    593,744             (1,023,627)
                   
                   
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE                   
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic                     1,670,951,834        1,078,116,849
Loss per share - basic 22                                  0.30                     (0.96)
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted                     1,672,476,188        1,078,116,849
Income (Loss) per share - diluted 22                                  0.30                     (0.96)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim financial information.
(In thousands of Brazilian Reais)

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Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

      Parent company   Consolidated
      2024   2023   2024   2023
  Note   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar
Income (loss) for the period              504,993       (1,034,019)            593,744       (1,023,627)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes                  
Gain on foreign currency translation of foreign operations                67,575             28,113              85,156             56,469
Gain (loss) on net investment hedge (1)               (38,880)             52,942             (38,880)             52,942
Cash flow hedges – effective portion of changes in fair value (1)               (44,885)               1,251             (44,544)                      8
Cash flow hedges – reclassified to profit or loss 23             (47,437)            (55,949)             (47,437)            (55,949)
Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss               (63,627)             26,357             (45,705)             53,470
Actuarial gains (losses) on pension and post-employment plans (1) 19              (7,170)               2,995             (15,623)                  862
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss                (7,170)               2,995             (15,623)                  862
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period              434,196       (1,004,667)            532,416          (969,295)
Attributable to                  
Controlling shareholders              434,196       (1,004,667)            434,196       (1,004,667)
Non-controlling interest                        -                       -                 98,220             35,372
               434,196       (1,004,667)            532,416          (969,295)
(1) Items above are stated net of deferred taxes on income and the related taxes are disclosed in note 10.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim financial information.
(In thousands of Brazilian Reais)

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Statements of Changes in Equity

      Attributed to controlling shareholders
                      Other comprehensive income (loss)                
      Capital   Capital reserves   Other equity transactions   Treasury shares   Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments   Gains (losses) on cash flow hedge (1)   Actuarial gains (losses)   Accumulated aearnings (losses)   Total equity   Non-controlling interest   Total shareholders' equity
(consolidated)
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2022     12,835,915    2,338,476    (77,825)     (109,727)    (1,024,897)    (307,389)   (21,472)   (2,363,073)   11,270,008   552,861   11,822,869
Comprehensive income (loss) (1)                                              
Losses on foreign currency translation of foreign operations      -   -   -   -    (169,326)                 (169,326)     (139,739)   (309,065)
Gains on net investment hedge       -   -   -   -     145,328                  145,328   -     145,328
Unrealized gains in cash flow hedge      -   -   -   -        372,958             372,958    418     373,376
Actuarial losses on pension and post-employment plans      -   -   -   -              (1,523)        (1,523)    (40,702)     (42,225)
Income (loss) for the year      -   -   -   -                  (2,028,559)   (2,028,559)   159,707   (1,868,852)
SUB-TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)      -   -   -   -     (23,998)   372,958    (1,523)   (2,028,559)   (1,681,122)    (20,316)   (1,701,438)
Employee benefits remeasurement - defined benefit      -   -   -   -             (16,520)   16,520    -   -    -
Capital increase through issuance of shares       600,000    4,800,000       -                        5,400,000   -     5,400,000
Expenses with public exchange offer of shares       (86,759)   -       -                        (86,759)   -     (86,759)
Capital increase in subsidiaries      -   -   -   -                       -   187,777     187,777
Appropriation of income (loss)                                              
Dividends      -   -   -   -                       -    (94)     (94)
Compensation of accumulated losses with capital reserve      -     (4,375,112)       -                   4,375,112    -   -    -
Share-based payments      -   -    7,719     13,582                      21,301   -   21,301
BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 2023     13,349,156    2,763,364    (70,106)    (96,145)    (1,048,895)     65,569   (39,515)       14,923,428   720,228   15,643,656
Comprehensive income (loss) (1)                                              
Gain on foreign currency translation of foreign operations      -   -   -   -    67,575                 67,575     17,581   85,156
Loss on net investment hedge       -   -   -   -     (38,880)                   (38,880)   -     (38,880)
Unrealized gains (losses) in cash flow hedge      -   -   -   -        (92,322)              (92,322)    341     (91,981)
Actuarial losses on pension and post-employment plans      -   -   -   -              (7,170)        (7,170)     (8,453)     (15,623)
Income for the period      -   -   -   -                   504,993    504,993     88,751     593,744
SUB-TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)      -   -   -   -    28,695   (92,322)    (7,170)    504,993    434,196     98,220     532,416
Appropriation of income (loss)                                              
Dividends      -   -   -   -                       -    (97)     (97)
Share-based payments      -   -    5,613   -                        5,613   -     5,613
Acquisition of treasury shares      -   -         (135,095)                      (135,095)   -   (135,095)
BALANCES AT MARÇO 31, 2024     13,349,156    2,763,364    (64,493)     (231,240)    (1,020,200)   (26,753)   (46,685)    504,993   15,228,142   818,351   16,046,493
(1) All changes in other comprehensive income are presented net of deferred taxes on profit, when applicable, are disclosed in note 10.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim financial information.
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Statements of Cash Flows

    Parent company   Consolidated
    2024   2023   2024   2023
    Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                
Income (loss) from continuing operations                 504,993             (1,034,019)                 593,744             (1,023,627)
Adjustments for:                
Depreciation and amortization                 376,823                  337,933                 479,465                  438,992
Depreciation and depletion of biological assets                 335,242                  319,344                 368,066                  344,703
Result on disposal of property, plant and equipments and intangible                 (17,715)                  (74,276)                 (17,654)                  (78,372)
Provision for tax, civil and labor risks                  78,432                   74,248                  77,654                   74,373
Income from investments under the equity method               (898,641)               1,023,781                    2,407                          17
Financial results, net                 987,340                  700,693                 537,623                  860,071
Deferred income tax                 (10,623)                  (20,718)                   (6,934)                  (20,191)
Short-term employee benefits                  87,188                        886                  77,626                     1,001
Other                  13,033                   15,458                  19,149                   30,940
               1,456,072               1,343,330              2,131,146                  627,907
Changes in assets and liabilities:                
Trade accounts and notes receivables              1,406,005               1,226,287                 633,198                  548,105
Inventories                 412,615                  161,641                 420,456                  249,450
Biological assets - current                 (81,697)                  100,812                 (97,633)                   94,239
Trade accounts payable               (957,735)             (1,025,844)            (1,027,873)             (1,058,622)
Cash generated by operating activities              2,235,260               1,806,226              2,059,294                  461,079
                 
Redemptions (investments) in securities at FVTPL (1)                    5,839                            -                 (47,740)                     7,786
Interest received                  83,426                   65,299                 209,655                   91,786
Payment of tax, civil and labor provisions                 (76,904)                (127,081)                 (76,795)                (127,078)
Derivative financial instruments                 (57,077)                (109,019)                 (60,266)                (108,268)
Other operating assets and liabilities (2)               (689,052)                (151,243)               (162,489)                  269,109
Net cash provided by operating activities              1,501,492               1,484,182              1,921,659                  594,414
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                
Redemption (additions) on investments in securities at amortized cost                         -                             -                     49,149                  (17,325)
Additions to property, plant and equipment               (120,860)                (196,857)               (133,268)                (238,084)
Additions to biological assets - non-current               (323,309)                (338,094)               (353,242)                (369,070)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant, equipments and investment                  29,933                     3,262                  29,933                     3,262
Additions to intangible                 (40,572)                  (48,364)                 (40,896)                  (49,187)
Capital increase in affiliates                         -                          (195)                         -                          (195)
Capital increase in subsidiaries                 (10,000)                          -                            -                             -   
Net cash used in investing activities               (464,808)                (580,248)               (448,324)                (670,599)
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                
Proceeds from debt issuance                  19,647                  734,291                  64,867               1,783,263
Repayment of debt               (404,307)                (171,732)               (491,439)                (435,704)
Payment of interest               (461,358)                (455,612)               (527,764)                (528,255)
Payment of interest derivatives - fair value hedge                 (85,737)                (139,842)                 (85,737)                (139,842)
Treasury shares acquisition               (135,094)                            -               (135,094)                          -   
Payment of lease liabilities               (154,295)                (123,500)               (198,134)                (170,898)
Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities            (1,221,144)                (156,395)            (1,373,301)                  508,564
                 
Effect of exchange rate variation on cash and cash equivalents                    6,855                        177                 202,510                  (96,826)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents               (177,605)                  747,716                 302,544                  335,553
Balance at the beginning of the period              4,701,549               3,984,071              9,264,664               8,130,929
Balance at the end of the period              4,523,944               4,731,787              9,567,208               8,466,482
(1) FVTPL: Fair Value Through Profit and Loss.
(2) In the Parent Company, contemplates mainly the effects of prepayments of exports with subsidiaries in the amount of R$(310,591) in the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 (R$50,718 in the same period of the previous year).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim financial information.
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Statements of Value Added

    Parent company   Consolidated
    2024   2023   2024   2023
    Jan-mar   Jan-mar   Jan-mar   Jan-mar
1 - REVENUES           12,091,469        13,226,804            14,668,848             14,510,691
Sales of goods and products           11,958,760        12,962,161            14,537,515             14,210,378
Other income                  30,544              77,407                   31,358                   84,347
Revenue related to construction of own assets                118,085             192,781                 127,193                 222,473
Expected credit losses                (15,920)               (5,545)                 (27,218)                   (6,507)
2 - SUPPLIES ACQUIRED FROM THIRD PARTIES            (8,019,572)        (9,414,312)             (9,412,730)           (11,073,235)
Costs of goods sold            (6,778,089)        (7,992,831)             (8,062,617)             (9,563,444)
Materials, energy, third parties services and other            (1,241,633)        (1,417,033)             (1,355,240)             (1,489,884)
Reversal for inventories losses                      150               (4,448)                    5,127                  (19,907)
3 - GROSS ADDED VALUE  (1-2)             4,071,897          3,812,492              5,256,118              3,437,456
4 - DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION               (712,065)           (657,277)               (847,531)                (783,695)
5 - NET ADDED VALUE (3-4)             3,359,832          3,155,215              4,408,587              2,653,761
                 
6 - VALUE ADDED RECEIVED THROUGH TRANSFER             1,094,969           (866,167)                 271,849                 198,164
Income from associates and joint ventures                898,641        (1,023,781)                   (2,407)                        (17)
Financial income                196,746             157,563                 274,674                 198,130
Others                     (418)                     51                      (418)                         51
                 
7 - ADDED VALUE TO BE DISTRIBUTED (5+6)             4,454,801          2,289,048              4,680,436              2,851,925
                 
8 - DISTRIBUTION OF ADDED VALUE             4,454,801          2,289,048              4,680,436              2,851,925
Payroll             1,513,376          1,323,130              1,772,107              1,554,326
Salaries             1,030,183             953,313              1,256,717              1,157,787
Benefits                408,234             298,113                 434,349                 318,263
Government severance indemnity fund for employees                  74,959              71,704                   81,041                   78,276
Taxes, Fees and Contributions             1,211,319          1,064,457              1,439,102              1,159,080
Federal                494,574             360,472                 670,580                 402,359
State                700,408             690,181                 749,668                 740,283
Municipal                  16,337              13,804                   18,854                   16,438
Capital Remuneration from Third Parties             1,225,113             935,480                 875,483              1,162,146
Interests, including exchange variation             1,193,521             875,277                 822,124              1,078,784
Rents                  31,592              60,203                   53,359                   83,362
Interest on Own-Capital                504,993        (1,034,019)                 593,744             (1,023,627)
Income (loss) for the period                504,993        (1,034,019)                 504,993             (1,034,019)
Non-controlling interest                         -                        -                      88,751                   10,392

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the interim financial information.
(In thousands of Brazilian Reais)

 

 

 

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1. Company’s Operations

BRF S.A. (“BRF”), and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) is a publicly traded company, listed on the segment Novo Mercado of Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (“B3”), under the ticker BRFS3, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), under the ticker BRFS. The Company’s registered office is at 475 Jorge Tzachel Street, Fazenda District, Itajaí - Santa Catarina and the main business office is in the city of São Paulo.

BRF is a Brazilian multinational company, with global presence, which owns a comprehensive portfolio of products, and it is one of the world’s largest companies of food products. The Company operates by raising, producing and slaughtering poultry and pork for processing, production and sale of fresh meat, processed products, pasta, margarine, pet food and others.

The Company holds as main brands Sadia, Perdigão, Qualy, Chester®, Kidelli, Perdix, Banvit, Biofresh and Gran Plus, present mainly in Brazil, Turkey and Middle Eastern countries.

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1.1. Equity interest
              % equity interest
Entity     Main activity   Country (1)   03.31.24   12.31.23
Direct subsidiaries                
BRF Energia S.A.     Commercialization of eletric energy   Brazil         100.00       100.00
BRF Foods UK Ltd.     Administrative and marketing services   England         100.00       100.00
BRF GmbH     Holding   Austria         100.00       100.00
BRF Pet S.A.     Industrialization, commercialization and distribution of feed and nutrients for animals   Brazil         100.00       100.00
Sadia Alimentos S.A.     Holding   Argentina         100.00       100.00
Sadia Uruguay S.A.     Import and commercialization of products   Uruguay         100.00       100.00
Vip S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações Imobiliárias (f)   Commercialization of owned real state   Brazil               -          100.00
                   
Indirect subsidiaries                  
Al Khan Foodstuff LLC ("AKF") (b)   Import, commercialization and distribution of products   Oman          70.00         70.00
Al-Wafi Al-Takamol International for Foods Products     Import and commercialization of products   Saudi Arabia         100.00       100.00
Al-Wafi Food Products Factory LLC     Import, export, industrialization and commercialization of products   UAE         100.00       100.00
Badi Ltd.     Holding   UAE         100.00       100.00
Banvit Bandirma Vitaminli     Import, industrialization and commercialization of products   Turkey          91.71         91.71
Banvit Enerji ve Elektrik Üretim  Ltd. Sti. (a)   Generation and commercialization of electric energy   Turkey         100.00       100.00
BRF Arabia Holding Company     Holding   Saudi Arabia          70.00         70.00
BRF Foods GmbH (g)   Industrialization, import and commercialization of products   Austria         100.00       100.00
BRF Foods LLC (d)   Import, industrialization and commercialization of products   Russia               -          100.00
BRF Global Company Nigeria Ltd.     Marketing and logistics services   Nigeria         100.00       100.00
BRF Global Company South Africa Proprietary Ltd.     Administrative, marketing and logistics services   South Africa         100.00       100.00
BRF Global GmbH     Holding and trading   Austria         100.00       100.00
BRF Investimentos Ltda.     Holding, management of companies and assets   Brazil         100.00       100.00
BRF Japan KK     Marketing and logistics services, import, export, industrialization and commercialization of products   Japan         100.00       100.00
BRF Korea LLC     Marketing and logistics services   Korea         100.00       100.00
BRF Kuwait Food Management Company WLL (b)   Import, commercialization and distribution of products   Kuwait          49.00         49.00
BRF Shanghai Management Consulting Co. Ltd.     Provision of consultancy and marketing services   China         100.00       100.00
BRF Shanghai Trading Co. Ltd.     Import, export and commercialization of products   China         100.00       100.00
BRF Singapore Foods PTE Ltd.     Administrative, marketing and logistics services   Singapore         100.00       100.00
Buenos Aires Fortune S.A. (e)   Holding   Argentina               -          100.00
Eclipse Holding Cöoperatief U.A.     Holding   The Netherlands         100.00       100.00
Eclipse Latam Holdings     Holding   Spain         100.00       100.00
Federal Foods LLC (b)   Import, commercialization and distribution of products   UAE          49.00         49.00
Federal Foods Qatar (b)   Import, commercialization and distribution of products   Qatar          49.00         49.00
Hercosul Alimentos Ltda.     Manufacturing and sale of animal feed   Brazil         100.00       100.00
Hercosul Distribuição Ltda.     Import, export, wholesale and retail sale of food products for animals   Brazil         100.00       100.00
Hercosul International S.R.L.     Manufacturing, export, import and sale of feed and nutrients for animals   Paraguay         100.00       100.00
Hercosul Soluções em Transportes Ltda.     Road freight   Brazil         100.00       100.00
Joody Al Sharqiya Food Production Factory LLC     Import and commercialization of products   Saudi Arabia         100.00       100.00
Mogiana Alimentos S.A.     Manufacturing, distribution and sale of Pet Food products   Brazil         100.00       100.00
Nutrinvestments BV (a)   Holding   The Netherlands         100.00       100.00
One Foods Holdings Ltd.     Holding   UAE         100.00       100.00
Perdigão Europe Lda. (h)   Import, export of products and administrative services   Portugal         100.00       100.00
ProudFood Lda.     Import and commercialization of products   Angola         100.00       100.00
PSA Laboratório Veterinário Ltda. (f)   Veterinary activities   Brazil               -          100.00
Sadia Chile S.A.     Import, export and commercialization of products   Chile         100.00       100.00
TBQ Foods GmbH     Holding   Austria          60.00         60.00
                   
Affiliated                  
Potengi Holdings S.A. (c)   Holding   Brazil          50.00         50.00
PR-SAD Administração de bem próprio S.A.     Management of assets   Brazil          33.33         33.33
(1) UAE – United Arab Emirates.
(a) Dormant subsidiaries. The Company is evaluating the liquidation of these subsidiaries.
(b) For these entities, the Company has agreements that ensure full economic rights, except for AKF, in which the economic rights are of 99%.
(c) Affiliate with subsidiary of AES Brasil Energia S.A. in which the economic participation is 24% (note 12).
(d) On January 15, 2024 the subsidiary BRF Foods LLC was dissolved.
(e) On March 19, 2024 the subsidiary Buenos Aires Fortune S.A. was dissolved.
(f) On March 28, 2024 the subsidiaries VIP S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações Imobiliárias e a PSA Laboratório Veterinário Ltda. were incorporated by BRF S.A.
(g) The BRF Foods GMBH, an Austrian company, had a branch located in the UAE, which, on April 05, 2024 was converted into a limited company entity, called BRF Foods LLC.
(h) On April 29, 2024 the subsidiary Perdigão Europe Lda. was dissolved.

 

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Except for the associates PR-SAD Administração de bem próprio S.A. and Potengi Holdings S.A., in which the Company recognizes the investments by the equity method, all other entities presented in the table above are consolidated.

1.2. Seasonality

During the months of November and December of each year, the Company is impacted by seasonality in the Brazil operating segment due to Christmas and New Year’s Celebrations. The products that are relevant contributors are: turkey, Chester®, ham and pork cuts (hind leg/pork loin).

In the International operating segment, seasonality is due to Ramadan, which is the holy month of the Muslim calendar. The beginning of Ramadan depends on the beginning of the moon cycle and in 2024 occurred between, March 10, 2024 and April 8, 2024.

2. Basis of preparation and presentation of interim financial information

The Parent Company’s and Consolidated interim financial information were prepared in accordance with i) the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, which include those included in Brazilian corporate legislation and the pronouncements, guidelines and technical interpretations issued by the Accounting Pronouncements Committee - ("CPC”) and approved by the Board Federal Accounting – (“CFC”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission – (“CVM”), in accordance with the CPC 21 (R1) – Interim Financial Statements, and ii) international financial reporting standards (“IFRS”), IAS 34 – Interim Financial Reporting, issued by International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). All the relevant information applicable to the financial statements, and only them, are being evidenced and correspond to those used by administration in its management.

The Parent Company’s and Consolidated interim financial information are expressed in thousands of Brazilian Reais (“R$”), unless otherwise stated. For disclosures of amounts in other currencies, the values are also expressed in thousands, unless otherwise stated.

The preparation of the Parent Company’s and Consolidated interim financial information require Management to make judgments, use estimates and adopt assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, as well as the disclosures of contingent liabilities. The uncertainty inherent to these judgments, assumptions and estimates could result in material adjustments to the carrying amount of certain assets and liabilities in future periods.

Any judgments, estimates and assumptions are reviewed at each reporting period.

The Parent Company’s and Consolidated interim financial information were prepared based on the recoverable historical cost, except for the items maintained at fair value as described in note 3.2 of the Financial Statements for the year ended on December 31, 2023.

The Company prepared Parent Company’s and Consolidated interim financial information under the going concern assumption and disclosed all relevant information in its explanatory notes, in order to clarify and complement the accounting basis adopted.

 

 

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3. Summary of material accounting policies

The Consolidated interim financial information, in this case quarterly financial information, aim to provide updated information based on the last annual financial statements disclosed. Therefore, the quarterly financial information focus on new activities, events and circumstances and do not repeat the information previously disclosed, except when Management judges that the maintenance of the information is relevant.

The interim financial information was prepared based on the accounting policies and estimates calculation methodologies adopted in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 (note 3), on a uniform basis for all group entities.

The Company has subsidiaries in Argentina and in Turkey, which are considered a hyperinflationary economy.

For the Turkish subsidiary the price index used for the period ended March 31, 2024 was 15.1%, and the inflation adjustment affected the Income (Loss) before financial results and income taxes in R$(47,602) (R$(19,333) in the same period of the previous year), and we recognized a revenue that impacted the Financial Result in the amount of R$ R$137,752 (R$83,989 in the same period of the previous year) and the Loss from continuing operations in the amount of R$53,028 (R$28,984 in the same period of the previous year).

For the subsidiary in Argentina the price index used for the period ended March 31, 2024 was 36.2%, and the inflation adjustment affected the inflation adjustment impacted the Income (Loss) before financial results and income taxes in the amount of R$(289) (R$5 in the same period of the previous year), the Financial Result in the amount of R$(3,915) (R$(3,055) in the same period of the previous year) and the Loss from continuing operations in the amount of R$(4,586) (R$(2,125) in the same period of the previous year).

3.1. Standards issued but not yet effective

On May 25, 2023 the IASB published amendments to IAS 7/CPC 03 - Statement of cash flows and IFRS 7/CPC 40 - Financial Instruments: Disclosure, which establish new disclosure requirements for financing operations with suppliers (supply chain finance). Such requirements must be adopted by the Company from the year 2024 onwards, however, no additional presentation is required in the interim financial statements in the first year of adoption of the implemented changes. The Company is evaluating the impacts arising from these changes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4. Cash and cash equivalents
  Average rate (1)   Parent company   Consolidated
    03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Cash and bank accounts                  
Brazilian reais                 -               173,202            145,200              184,740            160,310
Saudi riyal                 -                          -                       -              363,431            307,151
U.S. dollar                 -                   2,113              99,828              522,222            768,868
Euro                 -                   2,401                1,392               28,786              24,506
Turkish lira                 -                          -                       -              106,951              93,641
Other currencies                 -                        45                   124              363,574            252,781
               177,761            246,544           1,569,704          1,607,257
Cash equivalents                  
In Brazilian reais                  
Investment funds 10.65%                4,327                4,676                 4,327                4,676
Bank deposit certificates 10.78%          4,318,422          4,438,970           4,630,438          4,876,861
             4,322,749          4,443,646           4,634,765          4,881,537
In U.S. Dollar                  
Term deposit 5.77%                       -                       -           2,343,320          2,069,531
Overnight 5.35%              23,434              11,359              232,467              17,570
Other currencies                  
Term deposit (Saudi riyal) 6.15%                       -                       -              641,002            612,110
Term deposit (2)                         -                       -              145,950              76,659
                 23,434              11,359           3,362,739          2,775,870
             4,523,944          4,701,549           9,567,208          9,264,664
(1) Weighted average annual rate.
(2) Amounts are substantially denominated in Turkish Lira (TRY) at a weighted average annual rate of 50.29% (43.00% on December 31, 2023).
5. Marketable securities
          Average rate (2)   Parent company   Consolidated
  WAM (1)   Currency     03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Fair value through other comprehensive income                          
Equity securities (3)            -       USD                 -                       -                    -           12,491           12,103
Fair value through profit and loss                          
Financial treasury bills 0.54   R$   12.36%         422,925         412,107         422,925         412,107
Investment funds - FIDC II 1.08   R$                -              18,237           16,490           18,237           16,490
Repurchase agreement 0.05   R$   9.59%                    -                    -           46,570           35,751
Other 0.08   R$                -                       -                    -                  20                  20
                    441,162         428,597         487,752         464,368
Amortized cost                          
Sovereign bonds and other (4) 2.48   AOA                        -                    -         241,516         291,402
                    441,162         428,597         741,759         767,873
Current                   422,925         412,107         469,515         447,878
Non-current (5)                     18,237           16,490         272,244         319,995
(1) Weighted average maturity in years.
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(2) Weighted average annual rate.
(3) It’s comprised of Aleph Farms Ltd. stocks.
(4) It’s comprised of private securities and sovereign securities of the Angola Government and are presented net of expected credit losses in the amount of R$12,204 (R$16,466 on December 31, 2023). Amounts are substantially denominated in Angolan kwanza (AOA) and correspond to Time Deposit at a weighted average annual rate of 10.84% (11,75% Time Deposit and 16,50% Bonds on December 31, 2023). They also include marketable securities indexed to the U.S. Dollar at a weighted average annual rate of 7.21% and Bonds in U.S. Dollar at a weighted average annual rate of 5.90% (U.S. Dollar 6.34% and Bonds in U.S. Dollar 5.90% on December 31, 2023)
(5) Maturity until March of 2026.

On March 31, 2024, the amount of R$14,198 (R$9,179 on December 31, 2023) classified as cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were pledged as guarantee, with no use restrictions, for future contracts traded on B3.

6. Trade accounts and notes receivable
    Parent company   Consolidated
    03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Trade accounts receivable                
Domestic market                
Third parties            859,916          1,729,067            998,297          1,860,089
Related parties              30,959              24,339                7,818                8,419
Foreign market                 
Third parties            731,096            764,750          3,892,009          3,496,442
Related parties          3,249,760          3,713,478              47,085              27,781
           4,871,731          6,231,634          4,945,209          5,392,731
( - ) Adjustment to present value             (14,510)             (22,692)             (24,025)             (29,284)
( - ) Expected credit losses           (574,308)           (547,078)           (631,406)           (591,479)
           4,282,913          5,661,864          4,289,778          4,771,968
Current          4,276,970          5,655,967          4,281,896          4,766,071
Non-current                5,943                5,897                7,882                5,897
                 
                 
Notes receivable              81,739              83,863              81,739              83,863
( - ) Adjustment to present value               (6,832)               (2,223)               (6,832)               (2,223)
( - ) Expected credit losses             (15,356)             (15,379)             (15,356)             (15,379)
               59,551              66,261              59,551              66,261
Current              37,499              64,731              37,499              64,731
Non-current (1)              22,052                1,530              22,052                1,530
(1) On March 31, 2024, the weighted average maturity is 2.23 year.

The Company has insurance for trade accounts receivable from exports in the amount of R$1,282,526 (R$1,003,891 on December 31, 2023).

The Company performs credit assignments with no right of return to the BRF Clients’ Credit Rights Investment Fund (“FIDC BRF II”), which has the sole purpose to acquire credit rights arising from commercial transactions carried out between the Company and its clients in Brazil.

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On March 31, 2024, FIDC BRF II has an outstanding balance of R$889,002 (R$1,072,964 on December 31, 2023) related to such credit rights, which were ceased to be recognized of the Company’s statement of financial position when the credits were sold.

On March 31, 2024, other receivables are mainly represented by receivables from the sale of farms and various properties not linked to production.

The movements of the expected credit losses are presented below:

Parent company   Consolidated
  03.31.24     03.31.24  
Beginning balance         (547,078)             (591,479)  
(Additions) reversals           (15,920)               (27,218)  
Write-offs              1,136                     808  
Exchange rate variation           (12,446)               (13,517)  
Ending balance         (574,308)             (631,406)  

The aging of trade accounts receivable is as follows:

  Parent company   Consolidated
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Not overdue        4,145,494          5,532,133          4,024,203          4,515,445
Overdue              
 01 to 60 days            99,888            115,871            212,753            225,135
 61 to 90 days            33,687              39,584              45,033              46,347
 91 to 120 days            29,528                4,558              40,322              15,248
 121 to 180 days            11,476                5,803              19,006              11,101
 181 to 360 days            13,722              12,665              25,015              22,116
More than 360 days          537,936            521,020            578,877            557,339
( - ) Adjustment to present value           (14,510)             (22,692)             (24,025)             (29,284)
( - ) Expected credit losses         (574,308)           (547,078)           (631,406)           (591,479)
         4,282,913          5,661,864          4,289,778          4,771,968
7. Inventories
  Parent company   Consolidated
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Finished goods        2,266,770          1,988,163          3,915,599          3,564,379
Work in progress          332,262            340,780            375,530            378,788
Raw materials          924,532          1,521,744          1,061,674          1,675,323
Packaging materials          108,691            112,232            145,463            150,444
Secondary materials          470,551            503,613            510,864            546,213
Supplies          141,897            150,298            211,070            216,998
Imports in transit          112,244            150,514            113,216            150,947
Other            49,994              75,679              49,964              75,646
(-) Adjustment to present value (1)         (101,865)           (125,483)           (106,848)           (129,848)
         4,305,076          4,717,540          6,276,532          6,628,890
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(1) The adjustment refers to the counter-entry of the adjustment of present value from trade accounts payable and is carried out for cost according to inventories turnover.

The movements of estimated losses for realizable value of inventories accrual, for which the additions, reversals and write-offs were recorded against Cost of Sales, are presented in the table below:

 

  Parent company
                    03.31.24
  Realizable value through sale   Impaired inventories   Obsolete inventories   Total
Beginning balance             (23,315)                 (13,262)                   (5,375)            (41,952)
Additions             (12,650)                 (14,117)                   (1,777)            (28,544)
Reversals               13,441                            -                            -              13,441
Write-offs                        -                   14,311                       942              15,253
Ending balance             (22,524)                 (13,068)                   (6,210)            (41,802)

 

  Consolidated
                    03.31.24  
  Realizable value through sale   Impaired inventories   Obsolete inventories   Total
Beginning balance           (26,308)           (22,981)             (8,232)           (57,521)  
Additions           (15,112)           (16,370)             (2,777)           (34,259)  
Reversals            17,374                     -                     -            17,374  
Write-offs                     -            20,482              1,770            22,252  
Exchange rate variation                 (81)                 (95)                 (64)                (240)  
Ending balance           (24,127)           (18,964)             (9,303)           (52,394)  

  

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8. Biological assets

The live animals are represented by poultry and pork and segregated into consumables and animals for production. The rollforward of the biological assets are presented below:

  Parent company
              03.31.24
  Current   Non-current
  Live animals            
  Total   Live animals   Forests   Total
Beginning balance          2,580,383            1,245,285               543,098           1,788,383
Additions/Transfer          5,747,078              146,236                 20,894             167,130
Changes in fair value              818,059             (110,929)                          -            (110,929)
Harvest                        -                         -               (12,669)              (12,669)
Write-off                        -                         -                    (493)                  (493)
Transfer between current  and non-current               54,905               (54,905)                          -              (54,905)
Transfer to inventories         (6,538,345)                         -                          -                        -
Ending balance          2,662,080            1,225,687               550,830           1,776,517
               
               
  Consolidated
              03.31.24
  Current   Non-current
  Live animals            
  Total   Live animals   Forests   Total
  03.31.24   03.31.24   03.31.24   03.31.24
Beginning balance          2,702,164            1,315,219               543,098           1,858,317
Additions/Transfer          6,225,090              158,950                 20,894             179,844
Changes in fair value              913,657             (126,462)                          -            (126,462)
Harvest                        -                         -               (12,669)              (12,669)
Write-off                        -                         -                    (493)                  (493)
Transfer between current  and non-current               54,977               (54,977)                          -              (54,977)
Transfer to inventories         (7,096,092)                         -                          -                        -
Exchange variation               (7,331)                 (4,683)                          -                (4,683)
Monetary correction by Hyperinflation                 2,728                21,913                          -               21,913
Ending balance          2,795,193            1,309,960               550,830           1,860,790

 

The change in the biological assets includes depreciation of breeders and depletion of forests in the amount of R$335,242 in the Parent Company and R$368,066 in the Consolidated (R$319,344 in the Parent Company and R$344,703 in the Consolidated in the same period of the previous year).

The estimated quantities of live animals on March 31, 2024 are 181,526 thousand head of poultry and 4,895 thousand head of pork at the Parent Company (177,143 thousand head of poultry and 4,866 thousand head of pork on December 31, 2023). In the Consolidated, there are 202,710 thousand heads of poultry and 4,895 thousand heads of pork (198,729 thousand heads of poultry and 4,866 thousand heads of pork on December 31, 2023).

The Company has forests pledged as collateral for financing and tax and civil contingencies on March 31, 2024 in the amount of R$113,201 in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated (R$71,399 in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated on December 31, 2023).

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9. Recoverable taxes
  Parent company   Consolidated
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Recoverable ICMS and VAT        1,815,693          1,895,852          2,157,221          2,089,543
Recoverable PIS and COFINS        2,382,526          2,451,146          2,393,182          2,461,807
Recoverable IPI        1,118,657          1,092,729          1,120,399          1,094,466
Recoverable INSS          403,901            485,084            403,913            485,096
Recoverable income taxes          294,168            316,992            399,788            437,103
Other recoverable taxes            91,748              89,193              92,698              90,136
(-) Impairment         (143,082)           (139,590)           (143,388)           (139,863)
         5,963,611          6,191,406          6,423,813          6,518,288
               
Current        1,285,826          1,210,028          1,727,753          1,517,548
Non-current        4,677,785          4,981,378          4,696,061          5,000,740
9.1. ICMS – tax on movement of goods and services and VAT – value added taxes

As result of the activity, the Company generates recoverable ICMS balances that are offset against ICMS payables arising from sales in the domestic market or that are transferred to third parties.

The Company has recoverable ICMS balances in the States of Paraná, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais and Amazonas, which will be realized in the short and long term, based on the recoverability study reviewed and approved by the Management.

In other jurisdictions outside Brazil, value added taxes (VAT) are due in regular operations of the Company with goods and services, with expectations of achievement in the short and long term.

9.2. PIS and COFINS – social integration plan and contribution for social security

The accumulated recoverable PIS and COFINS balances arise from taxes on raw material purchases subsequently used in the production of exported products or products for which sale is not taxed, as well as recoverable taxes on commercial and labor expenses. The realization of these balances usually occurs through the offsetting with taxes payable on sales of taxed products in the domestic market, with other federal taxes and social security contributions payable, or even, if applicable, through refund or reimbursement requests.

As of March 31, 2024, the updated balance of the processes related to the exclusion of the ICMS from the PIS and COFINS calculation basis recognized by the Company is R$1,919,804 (R$2,013,799 as of March 31, 2023). The monetary update of balances is recognized against Net financial income (expenses).

 

 

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9.3. IPI – industrialized product tax

The Company recognized tax assets as result of gains from lawsuits related to IPI, specially “crédito prêmio”. The balance referring to these assets in the Parent Company and Consolidated on March 31, 2024 is R$1,144,659 (R$1,110,006 for the year ended December 31, 2023), of which R$1,112,108 (R$1,087,749 for the year ended December 31, 2023) is recorded as Recoverable Taxes and the remainder, referring to cases in which the government will reimburse in cash, is recorded as Other Non-Current Assets, in the amount of R$32,551 (R$22,257 for the year ended December 31, 2023). The monetary update of balances is recognized against Net financial income (expenses).

9.4. Income taxes

The accumulated recoverable income taxes arise, mostly, from withholding taxes on securities, interest and prepayments of income tax and social contribution in Brazil. The realization occurs through the offset with federal taxes and contributions payable.

9.5. Realization of Brazilian federal tax credits

The Company used PIS, COFINS, IPI, and other recoverable taxes to offset federal taxes payable such as INSS, Income Taxes and other in the amount of R$379,328 in the Parent Company and Consolidated for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 (R$374,623 in the Parent Company and Consolidated in the same period of the previous year), preserving its liquidity and optimizing its capital structure.

  

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10. Deferred income taxes
10.1. Breakdown
  Parent company   Consolidated
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Assets              
Tax losses carryforward         2,496,088          2,496,088          2,536,597          2,532,720
Negative calculation basis (social contribution)            898,592            898,592            913,175            911,779
               
Temporary differences - Assets              
Provisions for tax, civil and labor risks            358,503            363,186            360,383            365,381
Expected credit losses            180,912            172,699            185,093            176,776
Impairment on tax credits              51,438              55,253              51,438              55,253
Provision for other obligations              64,398            101,048              82,018            115,216
Write-down to net realizable value of inventories              14,213              14,264              16,144              19,627
Employees' benefits plan            112,399            110,033            162,955            137,947
Lease basis difference            207,214            189,305            207,592            189,753
Other temporary differences            133,423            101,203            153,911            118,846
          4,517,180          4,501,671          4,669,306          4,623,298
               
Temporary differences - Liabilities              
Goodwill amortization basis difference          (323,005)           (323,005)           (335,998)           (336,135)
Depreciation (useful life) basis difference          (827,762)           (848,246)           (842,349)           (863,896)
Business combination (1)          (966,981)           (971,832)           (966,981)           (971,832)
Monetary correction by Hyperinflation                      -                       -           (138,069)             (95,981)
Unrealized gains on derivatives, net          (106,751)           (127,036)           (106,751)           (127,036)
Unrealized fair value gains, net          (144,250)           (163,417)           (144,839)           (163,744)
Other temporary differences            (16,807)             (13,309)             (14,876)             (11,691)
         (2,385,556)        (2,446,845)        (2,549,863)        (2,570,315)
               
Total deferred taxes         2,131,624          2,054,826          2,119,443          2,052,983
               
Total Assets         2,131,624          2,054,826          2,190,159          2,113,108
Total Liabilities                      -                       -             (70,716)             (60,125)
          2,131,624          2,054,826          2,119,443          2,052,983
(1) The deferred tax liability on business combination is substantially represented by the allocation of goodwill to property, plant and equipment, brands and contingent liabilities.

On March 31, 2024 the Parent Company has tax losses of Income Tax (IRPJ) and negative bases Contributions on the Net Profit (CSLL) in Brazil, which at current tax rates represent R$6,783,802 on March 31, 2024 (R$6,632,460 on December 31, 2023). In Consolidated, tax losses at local income tax rates represent the amount of R$6,936,330 (R$6,782,499 on December 31, 2023). Within this amount, R$3,394,680 in the Parent Company and R$3,449,772 in the Consolidated (R$3,394,679 in the Parent Company and R$3,444,499 in the Consolidated on December 31, 2023) are recognized as an asset, according to the recoverability expectation, over a ten-year horizon. The recoverability study uses financial projections made by Management for operational and financial results, which are in line with the recoverability test for cash-generating units.

The roll-forward of deferred income taxes, net, is set forth below:

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  Parent company     Consolidated
  03.31.24     03.31.24
Beginning balance        2,054,826              2,052,983
Deferred income taxes recognized in income             10,623                     6,934
Deferred income taxes recognized in other comprehensive income             66,175                   66,174
Other                      -                   (6,648)
Ending balance        2,131,624              2,119,443

10.2. Effective income tax rate reconciliation
  Parent company   Consolidated
  2024     2023   2024     2023
  Jan - mar     Jan - mar   Jan - mar     Jan - mar
                     
Income (loss) before taxes            494,167          (1,054,737)                714,668          (1,039,432)
Nominal tax rate 34%     34%     34%     34%
Benefit at nominal rate          (168,017)              358,611              (242,987)              353,407
Adjustments to income taxes                    
Income from associates and joint ventures            305,539             (348,086)                     (818)                       (6)
Tax rate, GAAP and permanent differences on the results of a subsidiary                      -                         -                219,171             (302,257)
Effect of exchange rate variation on assets and liabilities of subsidiaries                      -                         -                 30,588               (45,274)
Deferred tax assets not recognized (1)          (151,343)                 (4,644)              (151,321)                 (4,974)
Interest on taxes             20,033                20,780                 20,073                20,811
Other permanent differences               4,614                 (5,943)                   4,370                 (5,902)
              10,826                20,718              (120,924)                15,805
                     
Effective rate -2.2%     2.0%     16.9%     1.5%
                     
Current tax                  203                         -              (127,858)                 (4,386)
Deferred tax             10,623                20,718                   6,934                20,191
(1) Amount related to the non-recognition of deferred tax on tax losses carryforward in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated, due to limited capacity of realization.

Income tax returns in Brazil are subject to review by the tax authorities for a period of five years from the date of their delivery. The Company may be subject to additional collection of taxes, fines and interest as a result of these reviews. The results obtained by subsidiaries abroad are subject to taxation in accordance with the tax laws of each country.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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11.      Judicial deposits

The rollforward of the judicial deposits is set forth below:

  Parent company
                    03.31.24
  Tax   Labor   Civil, commercial and other   Total
Beginning balance       189,455           154,424             61,571           405,450
Additions                13             19,519                    56             19,588
Release in favor of the Company            (251)              (5,536)                (148)              (5,935)
Release in favor of the counterparty                  -            (18,807)                (527)            (19,334)
Interest           3,202               2,146                  617               5,965
Ending balance       192,419           151,746             61,569           405,734
  Consolidated
              03.31.24
  Tax   Labor   Civil, commercial and other   Total
Beginning balance       192,661         156,241           66,816         415,718
Additions                34           20,025                  56           20,115
Release in favor of the Company            (251)            (5,536)              (148)            (5,935)
Release in favor of the counterparty                  -          (18,915)              (527)          (19,442)
Interest           3,286             2,151                755             6,192
Exchange rate variation                  -                  (1)                    -                  (1)
Ending balance       195,730         153,965           66,952         416,647
12. Investments
12.1. Composition and rollforward the investments
  Parent company   Consolidated
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Investments          14,654,367        13,683,142              94,727              97,134
Investment in subsidiaries          14,559,640        13,586,008                       -                       -
Investment in affiliates                94,727              97,134              94,727              97,134
Other investments                     583                   583                   522                   761
           14,654,950        13,683,725              95,249              97,895
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The rollforward of the direct investments in subsidiaries and affiliates of the Parent Company is set forth below:

      Income (loss) for the year   Capital transaction    Goodwill and allocations   Other    
  Beginning balance (12.31.23)   Income (loss)   Capital increase (reduction)   Termination of equity interest participation   Merger of companies (1)   Exchange rate variation on goodwill   Other comprehensive income   Constitution (reversal) of provision for loss   Ending balance (03.31.24)
Direct subsidiaries                                  
BRF Energia S.A.                   338                     (46)               10,000                          -                                 -                           -                           -                10,292
BRF GmbH         12,220,014               920,382                        -                          -                                 -                   41,852                           -          13,182,248
BRF Investimentos                       -                         -                        -                          -                     5,841                             -                           -                           -                  5,841
BRF Pet S.A.          1,257,834                 (1,860)                        -                          -                                 -                    1,535                           -            1,257,509
Sadia Alimentos S.A.                3,367                 (4,757)                        -                          -                                 -                    4,499                           -                  3,109
Sadia Uruguay S.A.              91,823                     390                        -                          -                                 -                    6,722                           -                98,935
VIP S.A. Empr. e Particip. Imob                1,379                       27                        -                  (1,406)                                 -                           -                           -                         -
                                   
Indirect subsidiaries                                                       -
Hercosul International S.R.L.                1,112                       43                        -                          -                                 6                           5                           -                  1,166
PSA Labor. Veter. Ltda                9,638                     164                        -                  (9,802)                                 -                           -                           -                         -
Proud Food Lda                   501                       23                        -                          -                                 -                         14                           -                     538
Sadia Chile S.A.                       2               (13,317)                        -                          -                                 -                    3,012                   10,305                         2
                                   
Affiliated                                                       -
Potengi Holdings S.A. (1)              89,051                 (2,407)                        -                          -                                 -                           -                           -                86,644
PR-SAD Adm. Bem próprio S.A.                8,083                         -                        -                          -                                 -                           -                           -                  8,083
                                   
         13,683,142               898,642               10,000                (11,208)                                 6                   57,639                   10,305          14,654,367
(1) On March 28, 2024, the subsidiaries VIP S.A. Empreendimentos e Participações Imobiliária and PSA Laboratório Veterinário Ltda. were merged by BRF S.A., therefore, BRF S.A. became the direct holder of BRF Investimentos shares.

 

On March 31, 2024, these subsidiaries and affiliates do not have any restriction to amortize their loans or advances to the Company.

 

 

 

 

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13. Property, plant and equipment

The rollforward of property, which include right-of-use assets balances (note 17.1), plant and equipment is set forth below:

  Parent company
  Average rate (1)   12.31.23   Additions   Disposals   Transfers (2)   03.31.24
Cost                      
Land                 550,339                   758               (7,493)                       -               543,604
Buildings, facilities and improvements            12,262,442            282,388             (65,765)              44,351          12,523,416
Machinery and equipment              9,510,187                5,679             (36,750)            100,914            9,580,030
Furniture and fixtures                 135,466                     96                 (664)                1,371               136,269
Vehicles                 195,224              24,510               (1,517)                       -               218,217
Construction in progress                 456,099            118,085                 (281)           (154,657)               419,246
Advances to suppliers                           -                     30                       -                   (30)                         -
             23,109,757            431,546           (112,470)               (8,051)          23,420,782
                       
Depreciation                      
Land (3) 5.00%               (19,478)               (1,156)                2,607                       -               (18,027)
Buildings, facilities and improvements 2.62%           (4,850,062)           (192,665)              53,116                3,366           (4,986,245)
Machinery and equipment 5.45%           (4,962,048)           (115,397)              28,890                   547           (5,048,008)
Furniture and fixtures 5.19%               (65,344)               (1,832)                   571                   (14)               (66,619)
Vehicles 13.84%               (84,895)             (21,354)                1,288                       -             (104,961)
              (9,981,827)           (332,404)              86,472                3,899         (10,223,860)
             13,127,930              99,142             (25,998)               (4,152)          13,196,922
(1) Weighted average annual rate.
(2) Refers to the transfer of R$683 to intangible assets and R$3,469 to assets held for sale.
(3) Land depreciation refers to right-of-use assets (note 17.1). The amount of R$559 of depreciation was recognized in the cost of formation of forests and will be realized in the result according to the depletion.

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  Consolidated
  Average rate (1)   12.31.23   Additions   Disposals   Monetary correction by Hyperinflation   Transfers (2)   Exchange rate variation   03.31.24
Cost                              
Land                  730,103                    758                (7,625)                  15,799                     -               (1,149)                737,886
Buildings, facilities and improvements             13,283,922              305,708            (150,857)                  20,057             48,689              11,077           13,518,596
Machinery and equipment             10,497,307               20,081              (42,500)                  56,952           104,301             (11,795)           10,624,346
Furniture and fixtures                  224,706                    141                   (675)                    9,330              1,837               (3,041)                232,298
Vehicles                  445,298              164,503              (21,311)                    7,264                     -                6,849                602,603
Construction in progress                  483,514              127,193                   (281)                  (2,133)         (159,847)                 (440)                448,006
Advances to suppliers                      3,372                 1,611                        -                  (1,064)             (2,854)                   (81)                      984
              25,668,222              619,995            (223,249)                106,205             (7,874)                1,420           26,164,719
                               
Depreciation                              
Land (3) 5.00%                (41,953)                (2,488)                 2,738                        58                     -                 (737)                (42,382)
Buildings, facilities and improvements 2.79%            (5,281,798)            (214,888)              138,224                  (3,313)              3,367               (8,872)            (5,367,280)
Machinery and equipment 5.77%            (5,390,588)            (132,408)               34,592                (15,097)                 546                2,781            (5,500,174)
Furniture and fixtures 8.60%                (98,039)                (3,390)                    577                  (3,012)                  (15)                   738               (103,141)
Vehicles 14.82%               (246,930)              (51,259)               21,082                     (294)                     -               (3,712)               (281,113)
             (11,059,308)            (404,433)              197,213                (21,658)              3,898               (9,802)          (11,294,090)
              14,608,914              215,562              (26,036)                  84,547             (3,976)               (8,382)           14,870,629
(1) Weighted average annual rate.
(2) Refers to the transfer of R$507 to intangible assets and R$3,469 to assets held for sale.
(3) Land depreciation refers to right-of-use assets (note 17.1). The amount of R$559 of depreciation was recognized in the cost of formation of forests and will be realized in the result according to the depletion.

 

 

 

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The amount of capitalized borrowing costs during the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 was of R$9,436 in the Parent Company and R$9,823 in the Consolidated (R$17,021 in the Parent Company and R$20,583 in the Consolidated in the same period of the previous year).

The weighted average rate used to determine the amount of borrowing costs subject to capitalization during the three-months period ended March 31, 2024 was 9.45% p.a. in the Parent Company and 10.41% p.a. in the Consolidated (9.62% p.a. in the Parent Company and 10.18% p.a. in the Consolidated in the in the same period of the previous year).

The intangible assets rollforwardis set forth below:

        Parent company   Consolidated
    Type of collateral   03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Land   Financial/tax              88,161             87,530              88,161             87,530
Buildings, facilities and improvements   Financial/tax          1,390,559         1,393,528          1,392,878         1,395,846
Machinery and equipment   Financial/labor/tax/civil          1,454,099         1,463,205          1,455,123         1,464,229
Furniture and fixtures   Financial/tax              14,966             15,102              14,966             15,102
Vehicles   Financial/tax                   102                  109                   102                  109
               2,947,887         2,959,474          2,951,230         2,962,816
14. Intangible assets

The intangible assets rollforward, is set forth below:

      Parent company
  Average rate (1)   12.31.23   Additions   Disposals   Transfers   03.31.24
Cost                      
Goodwill            1,783,655                       -                       -                       -          1,783,655
Trademarks            1,152,885                       -                       -                       -          1,152,885
Non-compete agreement                14,650                       -                       -                       -              14,650
Outgrowers relationship                     517                       -                       -                       -                   517
Patents                  1,810                       -                       -                       -                1,810
Software              698,096                       -                 (182)              41,579            739,493
Intangible in progress                35,232              40,572                       -             (40,896)              34,908
             3,686,845              40,572                 (182)                   683          3,727,918
                       
Amortization                      
Non-compete agreement 46.01%               (8,797)               (1,500)                       -                       -             (10,297)
Outgrowers relationship 16.45%                 (419)                   (18)                       -                       -                 (437)
Patents 5.70%               (1,673)                     (6)                       -                       -               (1,679)
Software 39.84%           (474,417)             (43,454)                   182                       -           (517,689)
              (485,306)             (44,978)                   182                       -           (530,102)
             3,201,539               (4,406)                       -                   683          3,197,816
(1) Weighted average annual remaining rate.

 

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      Consolidated
  Average rate (1)   12.31.23   Additions   Disposals   Transfers   Monetary correction by Hyperinflation   Exchange rate variation   03.31.24
Cost                              
Goodwill             3,390,938                     -                     -                    -                      29,556            18,936           3,439,430
Trademarks             1,873,253                     -                     -                    -                      34,950          (13,481)           1,894,722
Non-compete agreement                 54,892                     -                     -                    -                               -              1,214               56,106
Outgrowers relationship                      517                     -                     -                    -                               -                     -                    517
Patents                   4,129                     -                     -                    -                           330               (127)                 4,332
Customer relationship             1,217,742                     -                     -                    -                      65,566               (868)           1,282,440
Software                787,048                  42               (182)           42,161                        6,998            (1,702)              834,365
Intangible in progress                 35,479            40,854                     -         (41,654)                           240                   (9)               34,910
              7,363,998            40,896               (182)               507                    137,640              3,963           7,546,822
                               
Amortization                              
Non-compete agreement 46.01%              (47,841)            (1,611)                     -                    -                               -            (1,215)              (50,667)
Outgrowers relationship 16.45%                   (419)                 (18)                     -                    -                               -                     -                   (437)
Patents 8.56%                (3,195)                 (80)                     -                    -                         (162)                  84                (3,353)
Customer relationship 6.67%            (635,655)          (26,201)                     -                    -                     (38,292)            (1,615)            (701,763)
Software 41.27%            (536,450)          (47,683)                161                    -                      (4,302)                772            (587,502)
            (1,223,560)          (75,593)                161                    -                     (42,756)            (1,974)         (1,343,722)
              6,140,438          (34,697)                 (21)               507                      94,884              1,989           6,203,100
(1) Weighted average annual remaining rate.

 

 

 

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15.Loans and borrowings
  Parent company
  Charges (p.a.)   Average rate (1)   WAMT (2)   12.31.23   Borrowing   Amortization   Interest paid   Interest accrued (3)   Exchange rate variation   03.31.24
Local currency                                      
Working capital  Fixed / CDI      10.59%
(12.29% on 12.31.23) 
       0.63               773,840                 (251,407)               (36,985)                    20,023                         -               505,471
Export credit facility  CDI      12.25% (13.26% on 12.31.23)         3.43            1,583,596                         -                         -               (24,098)                    47,619                         -            1,607,117
Debentures  CDI / IPCA     10.61%
(10.94% on 12.31.23) 
       5.50            6,634,434                         -                         -             (157,306)                    95,661                         -            6,572,789
                                       
Fiscal incentives   Fixed     2.40%
(2.40% on 12.31.23) 
            -                  6,604                19,647                         (97)                           89                         -                26,243
                                       
                       8,998,474                19,647             (251,407)             (218,486)                   163,392                         -            8,711,620
                                       
Foreign currency                                      
Bonds   Fixed / FX USD      5.34%
(5.34% on 12.31.23) 
     16.80            6,105,757                         -                         -             (197,802)                   102,722               199,371            6,210,048
Export credit facility  Fixed / SOFR /FX USD     5.53%
(5.49% on 12.31.23) 
       2.96            2,436,651                         -                         -               (34,099)                    36,241                78,205            2,516,998
Advances for foreign exchange rate contracts  Fixed / FX USD     0%
(7.10% on 12.31.23) 
            -               158,420                         -             (152,900)               (10,972)                     (2,466)                  7,918                         -
                       8,700,828                         -             (152,900)             (242,873)                   136,497               285,494            8,727,046
                     17,699,302                19,647             (404,307)             (461,359)                   299,889               285,494          17,438,666
                                       
Current                      2,237,214                                2,114,310
Non-current                    15,462,088                              15,324,356
(1) Weighted average annual rate.
(2) Weighted average maturity in years.
(3) Includes interest amounts, monetary restatement of the principal coupon and mark-to-market for debts hedged object to fair value hedge protection.
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  Consolidated
  Charges (p.a.)   Average rate (1)   WAMT (2)   12.31.23   Borrowing   Amortization   Interest paid   Interest accrued (3)   Exchange rate variation   03.31.24
Local currency                                      
Working capital  Fixed / CDI     10.58%
(12.28% on 12.31.23) 
       0.63               777,528                         -             (252,421)               (36,985)                    20,021                         -               508,143
Export credit facility  CDI     12.25%
(13.26% on 12.31.23) 
       3.43            1,583,597                         -                         -               (24,098)                    47,619                         -            1,607,118
Debentures  CDI / IPCA     10.61%
(10.94% on 12.31.23) 
       5.50            6,634,434                         -                         -             (157,306)                    95,661                         -            6,572,789
                                       
Fiscal incentives  Fixed     2.40%
(2.40% on 12.31.23) 
            -                  6,604                19,647                         -                     (97)                           89                         -                26,243
                       9,002,163                19,647             (252,421)             (218,486)                   163,390                         -            8,714,293
                                       
Foreign currency                                      
Bonds  Fixed / FX USD     5.15%
(5.15% on 12.31.23) 
     14.04            7,559,562                         -                         -             (230,270)                   120,232               246,234            7,695,758
Export credit facility  Fixed /SOFR / FX USD     5.53% (5.49% on 12.31.23)         2.96            2,436,651                         -                         -               (34,099)                    36,241                78,206            2,516,999
Advances for foreign exchange rate contracts  Fixed / FX USD    0% (7.10% on 12.31.23)             -               158,420                         -             (152,900)               (10,972)                     (2,466)                  7,918                         -
Working capital  Fixed / EIBOR3M + 1,8% FX TRY, AED and USD     12.60% (13.13% on 12.31.23)         1.72               938,752                45,220               (86,118)               (33,937)                    33,186                12,600               909,703
                                       
                     11,093,385                45,220             (239,018)             (309,278)                   187,193               344,958          11,122,460
                     20,095,548                64,867             (491,439)             (527,764)                   350,583               344,958          19,836,753
                                       
Current                      2,451,838                                2,260,733
Non-current                    17,643,710                              17,576,020
(1) Weighted average annual rate.
(2) Weighted average maturity in years.
(3) Includes interest amounts, monetary restatement of the principal coupon and mark-to-market for debts hedged object to fair value hedge protection.

The maturity schedule of the loans and borrowings is presented on note 23.1.

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On March 31, 2024 and on December 31, 2023 the Company did not have any financial covenant clauses related to its loans and borrowings agreements.

15.1. Revolving credit facility

With the purpose of maintaining a prudential and sustainable short term liquidity position, in line with the adoption of measures to extend its average debt maturity and reduce the cost of debt, the Company renewed on October 26, 2022 from Banco do Brasil a revolving credit facility up to the limit of R$1,500,000 for a period of two years. The referenced credit facility can be withdrawn totally or partially, at the Company’s will, whenever necessary. As of March 31, 2024, the credit facility was available, but unused.

15.2. Guarantees
  Parent company   Consolidated
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Total loans and borrowings        17,438,666          17,699,302          19,836,753          20,095,548
Mortgage guarantees              
Related to tax incentives               26,243                  6,604                 26,243                  6,604

On March 31, 2024, the amount of bank guarantees contracted by the Company was of R$209,508 (R$207,006 as of December 31, 2023) which were offered mainly in litigations involving the Company’s use of tax credits. These guarantees have an average cost of 1.63% p.a. (1.64% p.a. as of December 31, 2023).

16. Trade accounts payable
  Parent company   Consolidated
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Trade accounts payable              
Domestic market              
Third parties         9,795,882        10,367,364         10,002,564       10,575,915
Related parties            333,781            229,650               51,616             21,482
               
Foreign market              
Third parties            842,539          1,048,472           2,050,373         2,157,491
Related parties         2,550,989          2,527,384                    189               3,663
        13,523,191        14,172,870         12,104,742       12,758,551
               
(-) Adjustment to present value          (140,642)           (160,460)            (147,671)          (166,123)
        13,382,549        14,012,410         11,957,071       12,592,428
               
Current       13,381,858        14,011,988         11,956,380       12,592,006
Non-current                  691                   422                    691                  422

The Company has agreements with several financial institutions that allow the suppliers to anticipate their receivables and, therefore, transfer the right to receive invoices with financial institutions (“Supply Chain Finance” or “Program”). The suppliers may choose whether to participate and if so, with which financial institution, with no participation by BRF.

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The Program can generate benefits in the commercial relations of BRF and its suppliers, such as preference and priority of supply in case of restricted supply, better commercial conditions, among others, without modification to the commercial essence of the transaction.

Invoices included in the Program are paid according to the same price and term conditions negotiated with its suppliers, without incurring any charge to the Company, so that there are no changes in commercial conditions after negotiation and invoicing of goods or services.

Invoices included in the Supply Chain Finance are R$3,951,700 in the Parent Company and R$4,150,606 in the Consolidated on March 31, 2024 (R$4,760,488 in the Parent Company and R$4,941,716 in the Consolidated on December 31, 2023).

The Company measures and discriminates the adjustment to present value for all its commercial operations carried out in installments, specifying financial and operational items.

17. Leases

The Company is lessee in several lease agreements for forest lands, offices, distribution centers, outgrowers, vehicles, among others. Some contracts have a renewal option for an additional period at the end of the agreement, established by contractual amendments. Automatic renewals or renewals for undetermined periods are not allowed.

The contract clauses mentioned, with respect to renewal, readjustment and purchase option, are contracted according to market practices. In addition, there are no clauses of contingent payments or restrictions on dividends distribution, payments of interest on shareholders’ equity or obtaining debt.

17.1. Right-of-use assets

The right-of-use assets as set forth below are part of the balances of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (note 13).

  Parent company
  Average rate (1)   12.31.23   Additions   Disposals   03.31.24
Cost                  
Land                 43,554                   126               (2,976)               40,704
Buildings, facilities and improvements             4,006,200            282,388             (40,103)           4,248,485
Machinery and equipment                253,408                3,663               (6,216)              250,855
Vehicles                188,004              24,509               (1,514)              210,999
              4,491,166            310,686             (50,809)           4,751,043
                   
Depreciation                  
Land 3.45%              (18,978)               (1,135)                2,607              (17,506)
Buildings, facilities and improvements 13.26%         (1,478,573)           (142,433)              30,071         (1,590,935)
Machinery and equipment 19.46%              (52,475)             (12,531)                1,848              (63,158)
Vehicles 15.02%              (78,558)             (21,272)                1,287              (98,543)
            (1,628,584)           (177,371)              35,813         (1,770,142)
              2,862,582            133,315             (14,996)           2,980,901
(1) Weighted average annual rate.

 

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  Consolidated
  Average rate (1)   12.31.23   Additions   Disposals   Monetary correction by Hyperinflation   Exchange rate variation   03.31.24
Cost                          
Land              130,072                  126               (3,107)                   6,493          2,425             136,009
Buildings, facilities and improvements            4,345,335           305,160           (125,194)                 (4,646)          7,686          4,528,341
Machinery and equipment              298,548             16,939             (11,603)                    (898)             (45)             302,941
Vehicles              422,558           164,503             (21,299)                   7,099          6,883             579,744
             5,196,513           486,728           (161,203)                   8,048        16,949          5,547,035
                           
Depreciation                          
Land 7.18%             (41,450)             (2,431)                2,738                       21            (737)             (41,859)
Buildings, facilities and improvements 13.83%        (1,736,196)          (158,427)             115,099                      (74)         (6,340)        (1,785,938)
Machinery and equipment 19.48%             (81,950)            (14,831)                7,234                 (3,339)               77             (92,809)
Vehicles 33.14%           (226,910)            (50,194)              21,070                    (513)         (3,736)           (260,283)
           (2,086,506)          (225,883)             146,141                 (3,905)       (10,736)        (2,180,889)
             3,110,007           260,845             (15,062)                   4,143          6,213          3,366,146
(1) Weighted average annual rate.
17.2. Lease liabilities
      Parent company
  Weighted average
interest rate (p.a.)
  WAM (1)   12.31.23   Additions   Payments   Interest paid   Interest accrued   Disposals   03.31.24
Land  -         -                 30,249                   126                (471)               (955)                  955             (461)              29,443
Buildings, facilities and improvements (2)  -         -             3,093,021            282,388          (123,598)          (35,503)             75,086        (19,060)          3,272,334
Machinery and equipment  -         -               214,509                3,663            (10,038)            (7,545)               7,545          (4,542)            203,592
Vehicles  -         -               122,354              24,509            (20,189)            (3,572)               3,572             (298)            126,376
                                   
  10.0%       6.5          3,460,133            310,686          (154,296)          (47,575)             87,158        (24,361)          3,631,745
                                   
Current                  835,154                                881,319
Non-current                2,624,979                              2,750,426
(1) Weighted average maturity in years.
(2) Includes the amount of R$2,142,311 in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated (R$1,984,044 in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated on December 31, 2023) referring to the right of use identified on integrated producers contracts.
      Consolidated
  Weighted average
interest rate (p.a.)
  WAM (1)   12.31.23   Additions   Payments   Interest paid   Interest accrued   Disposals   Exchange rate variation   03.31.24
Land -    -            106,695                  126              (1,056)               (2,308)               2,308              (462)          2,392           107,695
Buildings, facilities and improvements (2) -    -         3,174,862           305,160          (138,601)             (36,977)             76,561         (19,126)          2,011        3,363,890
Machinery and equipment -    -            225,272             16,939            (11,102)               (8,013)               8,013           (4,543)              (22)           226,544
Vehicles -    -            215,018           164,503            (47,375)               (6,538)               6,538              (298)          3,124           334,972
  9.6%       6.3        3,721,847           486,728          (198,134)             (53,836)             93,420         (24,429)          7,505        4,033,101
                                       
Current                 944,326                                1,043,159
Non-current              2,777,521                                2,989,942
(1) Weighted average maturity in years.

(2)      Includes the amount of R$2,142,311 in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated (R$1,984,044 in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated on December 31, 2023) referring to the right of use identified on integrated producers contracts.

 

17.3. Lease liabilities maturity schedule

The maturity schedule of the minimum required future payments is presented below:

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  Parent company   Consolidated
  03.31.24   03.31.24
Current          881,319          1,043,159
Non-current        2,750,426          2,989,942
2024          487,161            565,690
2025          548,769            624,256
2026          473,318            493,539
2027          316,011            330,465
2028 onwards          925,167            975,992
         3,631,745          4,033,101
17.4. Amounts recognized in the statement of income

The amounts directly recognized in the statement of income presented below relate to items not capitalized, including: low-value assets, short-term leases and leases with variable payments.

    Parent Company   Consolidated
    2024   2024
    Jan - mar   Jan - mar
Variable payments not included in the lease liabilities                   990                9,345
Expenses related to short-term leases                6,352              19,046
Expenses related to low-value assets                3,092                3,201
               10,435              31,592

18.      Share-based payment

The rules for the restricted shares plans granted to executives were disclosed in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 (note 18).

The breakdown of the outstanding shares granted is set forth as follows:

Date   Quantity   Grant (1)
Grant   Vesting date   Shares granted   Outstanding shares   Fair value of the shares
                 
07/01/21   07/01/24                        2,883,737                           362,633                              28.58
07/01/22   07/01/25                        4,703,472                        2,007,228                              14.11
06/01/23   06/01/26                        4,758,877                        4,715,483                                7.38
07/01/23   07/071/26                        2,108,504                        1,986,276                                8.98
                           14,454,590                        9,071,620    
(1) Amounts expressed in Brazilian Reais.

The rollforward of the granted options and shares for the year ended on March 31, 2024, is presented as follows:

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    Consolidated
     
Outstanding stocks as of December 31, 2023          9,234,128
 Forfeiture (1) :     
 Restricted stocks – grant of July, 2023               (96,583)
 Restricted stocks – grant of June, 2023               (11,477)
 Restricted stocks – grant of July, 2022               (48,794)
 Restricted stocks – grant of July, 2021                (5,654)
Outstanding stocks as of March 31, 2024          9,071,620
(1) The forfeitures are related to the resignation of eligible executive before the end of the vesting period.

The Company has registered under shareholders’ equity, the fair value of share-based compensation plans in the amount of R$208,987 (R$203,374 as of December 31, 2023) and in the amount of R$41,049 under non-current liabilities (R$19,821 of December 31, 2023). In the statement of income for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 the amount recognized as expense was R$28,289 in the Parent Company and R$28,345 in the Consolidated (R$1,661 in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated in the same period of the previous year).

19. Employees benefits

The Company offers pension and other post-employment plans to the employees. The characteristics of such benefits were disclosed in the annual financial statements for the year ended on December 31, 2023 (note 19) and have not been changed during the following periods. The actuarial liabilities are presented below:

  Parent company   Consolidated
  Liabilities   Liabilities
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Medical assistance            67,072              65,522              67,812              66,245
F.G.T.S. Penalty (1)            71,952              70,535              71,952              70,535
Award for length of service          128,714            125,991            128,714            125,991
Other            62,848              61,577            280,782            278,050
           330,586            323,625            549,260            540,821
               
Current            58,894              58,894              84,906              86,423
Non-current          271,692            264,731            464,354            454,398
(1) FGTS – Government Severance Indemnity Fund for Employees.
20. Provision for tax, civil and labor risks

The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in certain legal matters arising in the normal course of business, which include tax, social security, labor, civil, environmental, administrative and other processes.

Company’s Management believes that, based on the elements existing at the base date of these interim financial information, the provision for tax, labor, civil, environmental, administrative and other risks, is sufficient to cover eventual losses with administrative and legal proceedings, as set forth below.

The rollforward of the provisions for tax, labor, civil, environmental, administrative and other risks, classified as with probable loss, and contingent liabilities is presented below:

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   Parent company 
                   03.31.24 
  Tax   Labor   Civil and other   Contingent liabilities (1)   Total
Beginning balance             321,124               430,420               349,255                 58,941            1,159,740
Additions               41,871                 80,003                  4,951                         -               126,825
Reversals             (52,990)               (28,329)                 (4,718)                    (147)               (86,184)
Payments             (38,107)               (50,391)                 (7,738)                         -               (96,236)
Interest               10,022                 21,379                  2,243                         -                 33,644
Ending balance             281,920               453,082               343,993                 58,794            1,137,789
                   
Current                             706,369
Non-current                             431,420

(1) Contingent liabilities recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date, arising from the business combination with Sadia.

 

   Consolidated 
                   03.31.24 
  Tax   Labor   Civil and other   Contingent liabilities (1)   Total
Beginning balance   321,995     435,929     352,414    92,832   1,203,170
Additions  41,871    80,534   4,971    -     127,376
Reversals (52,990)   (29,658)     (4,718)     (147)   (87,513)
Payments (38,107)   (50,391)     (7,738)    -   (96,236)
Interest  10,045    21,428   2,329    -    33,802
Exchange rate variation  -     (153)   (14)    -     (167)
Ending balance   282,814     457,689     347,244    92,685   1,180,432
                   
Current                   709,492
Non-current                   470,940

 

(1) Contingent liabilities recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date, arising from the business combination with Sadia, Hercosul and Mogiana.

The Company is involved in contingencies for which losses are possible, in accordance with the assessment prepared by Management with support from legal advisors. On March 31, 2024, the total amount of contingencies classified as possible was R$19,125,738 (R$18,627,512 on December 31, 2023) and have the same characteristics of those disclosed on December 31, 2023 financial statements and on March 31, 2024. Of these, R$16,584,107 (R$16,082,532 as of December 31, 2023) are of a tax nature, R$320,466 and (R$304,133 as of December 31, 2023) labor nature and R$2,221,165 (R$2,240,847 as of December 31, 2023) civil and other nature, and, of which solely the ones arising from the business combination with Sadia, Hercosul and Mogiana are provisioned, measured by the estimated fair value at the business combination date: R$92,685 (R$92,832 as of December 31, 2023).

21. Equity
21.1. Capital Stock

On March 31, 2024, the subscribed and paid capital of the Company was R$13,653,418, which is composed of 1,682,473,246 common book-entry shares with no par value. The value of the capital stock is net of the public offering expenses of R$304,262.

 

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21.1.1. Rollforward of outstanding shares

Outstanding shares are determined by the number of common shares reduced by the number of shares held in treasury.

        Parent company
Quantity of outstanding of shares
    03.31.24   12.31.23
Beginning balance          1,678,656,067         1,078,116,849
Repurchase of shares             (10,219,600)                           -   
Issue of shares on 07.13.23                            -               600,000,000
Delivery of restricted shares                            -                     539,218
Ending balance          1,668,436,467         1,678,656,067
21.2. Capital reserves and other equity transactions

The capital reserves contemplate the balances related with results on the sale, issue and exchange of stocks, in compatibility with the Law 6.404/1976 (“Lei das S.A”) – Brazilian Corporate Law.

Parent company and Consolidated
    03.31.24   12.31.23
Capital reserves            2,763,364            2,763,364
Other equity transactions               (64,493)               (70,106)
Share-based payments               208,987               203,374
Acquisition of non-controlling interest             (273,260)             (273,260)
Capital transactions with controlled entities                    (220)                    (220)
21.3. Treasury shares

On December 7, 2023 the Company's Board of Directors approved the creation of a new program for the acquisition of shares issued by the Company up to the limit of 14,000,000 common shares, within a maximum period of 18 months (“Program”). There were no share buybacks in 2023 under this program.

During the first quarter of 2024, the Company acquired 10,219,600 shares, recorded at the average cost, in units of Reais, of R$13.22, totaling R$135,095.

The Program was completed on April 02, 2024, an event after the reporting period to the closure of the interim financial information for the period ended on March 31, 2024, with the additional repurchase of 3,780,400 shares, totaling the acquisition of the 14,000,000 envisaged in the Program. The repurchased shares were recorded at an average cost, in units of Reais, of R$14.01 per share, totaling R$196,137.

After the end of the Program, the Company now holds 17,817,179 treasury shares, recorded at the average cost, in units of Reais, of R$16.40 per share.

        Parent company
Quantity of outstanding of shares
    03.31.24   12.31.23
Shares at the beggining of the period                3,817,179                4,356,397
Repurchase of shares              10,219,600                           -   
Delivery of restricted shares                           -                    (539,218)
Shares at the end of the period (1)              14,036,779                3,817,179

 

1. Treasury shares are registered at an average cost, in units of Reais, of R$16.47 per share and market value corresponding to R$229,080.

 

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22. Earnings (loss) per share
   
  2024   2023
  Jan - mar   Jan - mar
Basic numerator      
Net income (loss) for the period attributable to controlling shareholders                 504,993             (1,034,019)
Basic denominator      
Common shares        1,682,473,246        1,082,473,246
Weighted average number of outstanding shares - basic        1,670,951,834        1,078,116,849
Net income (loss) per share basic - R$                       0.30                     (0.96)
       
       
Diluted numerator      
Net earnings (loss) for the period attributable to controlling shareholders                 504,993             (1,034,019)
       
Diluted denominator      
Weighted average number of outstanding shares - basic         1,670,951,834   1,078,116,849
Number of potential shares               1,524,354                           -
Weighted average number of outstanding shares - diluted        1,672,476,188        1,078,116,849
Net income (loss) per share diluted - R$                       0.30                     (0.96)
23. Financial instruments and risk management
23.1. Overview

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is exposed to credit, liquidity and market risks, which are actively managed in compliance with the Financial Risk Management Policy (“Risk Policy”) and internal guidelines and strategic documents subject to such policy. The Risk Policy was approved by the Board of Directors on December 7, 2023, valid until the end of 2024 and is available at the Company’s website.

The Company’s risk management strategy, guided by the Risk Policy, has as main objectives:

»   To protect the Company’s operating and financial results, as well as its equity from adverse changes in the market prices, particularly commodities, foreign exchange and interests;

»   To protect the Company against counterparty risks in existing financial operations as well as to establish guidelines for sustaining the necessary liquidity to fulfil its financial commitments;

»   To protect the cash of Company against price volatilities, adverse conditions in the markets in which the Company acts and adverse conditions in its production chain.

The Risk Policy defines the governance of the bodies responsible for the execution, tracking and approval of the risk management strategies, as well as the limits and instruments that can be used.

Additionally, the Management of the Company approved the following policies on November 10, 2021, which are available at the Company’s website:

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»   Financial Policy, which aims to: (i) establish guidelines for the management of the Company's financial debt and capital structure; and (ii) guide the Company's decision-making in connection with cash management (financial investments).

»   Profit Allocation Policy, which aims to establish the practices adopted by the Company regarding the allocation of its profits, providing, among others, the periodicity of payment of dividends and the baseline used to establish the respective amount.

i) Indebtedness

The ideal capital structure definition at BRF is essentially associated with (i) strong cash position as a tolerance factor for liquidity shocks, which includes minimum cash analysis; (ii) net indebtedness; and (iii) minimization of the capital opportunity cost.

On March 31, 2024, the non-current consolidated gross debt, as presented below, represented 88.26% (87.65% as of December 31, 2023) of the total gross debt, which has an average term higher than eight years.

The Company monitors the gross debt and net debt as set forth below:

  Consolidated
  03.31.24   12.31.23
   Current     Non-current     Total     Total 
Foreign currency loans and borrowings       (1,413,628)           (9,708,832)         (11,122,460)       (11,093,385)
Local currency loans and borrowings          (847,105)           (7,867,188)           (8,714,293)         (9,002,163)
Derivative financial instruments, net            (17,466)               440,557               423,091             502,293
Gross debt       (2,278,199)         (17,135,463)         (19,413,662)       (19,593,255)
               
               
Cash and cash equivalents         9,567,208                          -            9,567,208          9,264,664
Marketable securities            469,515               272,244               741,759             767,873
Restricted cash             14,177                 74,262                 88,439               86,209
        10,050,900               346,506          10,397,406        10,118,746
Net debt         7,772,701         (16,788,957)           (9,016,256)         (9,474,509)

ii) Derivative financial instruments

Summarized financial position of derivative financial instruments, that aim to protect the risks described below:

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    Parent company   Consolidated
  Note 03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Assets                
Designated as hedge accounting                
Foreign exchange risk on statement of financial position 23.2.1 i)                 194                       -                   194                       -
Foreign exchange risk on operating income 23.2.1 ii)            28,061            103,558              28,061            103,558
Commodities price risk 23.2.2              3,244                5,510                3,244                5,510
Interest rate risk 23.2.3          495,492            529,830            495,492            529,830
Not designated as hedge accounting                
Foreign exchange risk on statement of financial position 23.2.1 i)                 319                   154                   319                   154
             527,310            639,052            527,310            639,052
                 
Current assets              31,818            109,222              31,818            109,222
Non-current assets            495,492            529,830            495,492            529,830
                 
Liabilities                
Designated as hedge accounting                
Foreign exchange risk on statement of financial position 23.2.1 i)           (77,299)             (52,149)             (77,299)             (52,149)
Foreign exchange risk on operating income 23.2.1 ii)           (15,237)               (7,600)             (15,237)               (7,600)
Commodities price risk 23.2.2           (10,698)             (14,363)             (10,698)             (14,363)
Not designated as hedge accounting                
Foreign exchange risk on statement of financial position 23.2.1 i)                     -             (59,819)                 (985)             (62,647)
            (103,234)           (133,931)           (104,219)           (136,759)
                 
Current liabilities             (48,299)             (74,112)             (49,284)             (76,940)
Non-current liabilities             (54,935)             (59,819)             (54,935)             (59,819)
                 
Position of derivative financial instruments - net            424,076            505,121            423,091            502,293

iii) Financial commitments

The table below summarizes the significant commitments and contractual obligations that may impact the Company’s liquidity:

  Parent company
  03.31.24
  Book
value
  Contractual cash flow   Up to 12
months
  Apr - Dec
2025
  2026   2027   2028   2029 onwards
Non derivative financial liabilities                              
Loans and borrowings     17,438,666       26,368,423         2,983,259         1,593,228         1,649,603         3,826,660         1,571,174       14,744,499
Principal         17,447,549         1,858,084           998,680           763,680         3,007,654           986,728         9,832,723
Interest           8,920,874         1,125,175           594,548           885,923           819,006           584,446         4,911,776
Trade accounts payable     13,382,549       13,523,191       13,520,747                  848               1,596                      -                      -                      -
Lease liabilities       3,631,745         4,601,184           941,689           556,188           669,442           616,952           440,124         1,376,789
Derivative financial liabilities                              
Financial instruments designated hedge accounting for protection of:
Foreign exchange risk           92,536             92,536             15,237                      -             77,299                      -                      -                      -
Commodities price risk           10,698             10,698             10,698                      -                      -                      -                      -                      -
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  Consolidated
  03.31.24
  Book
value
  Contractual cash flow   Up to 12
months
  Apr - Dec
2025
  2026   2027   2028   2029 onwards
Non derivative financial liabilities                              
Loans and borrowings     19,836,753       29,062,276         3,273,555        1,654,579        3,987,752        3,830,717        1,571,174       14,744,499
Principal         19,850,669         2,001,548        1,005,101        3,013,704        3,010,865           986,728         9,832,723
Interest           9,211,607         1,272,007           649,478           974,048           819,852           584,446         4,911,776
Trade accounts payable     11,957,071       12,104,742       12,102,298                 848              1,596                     -                     -                      -
Lease liabilities       4,033,101         5,077,976         1,114,615           645,844           761,529           643,309           460,255         1,452,424
Derivative financial liabilities                              
Financial instruments designated hedge accounting for protection of:
Foreign exchange risk           92,536             92,536             15,237                     -            77,299                     -                     -                      -
Commodities price risk           10,698             10,698             10,698                     -                     -                     -                     -                      -
Financial instruments not designated as hedge accounting for protection of:
Foreign exchange risk                985                  985                  985                     -                     -                     -                     -                      -

The Company does not expect that the cash outflows to fulfill the obligations shown above will be significantly anticipated by factors unrelated to its best interests, or have its value substantially modified outside the normal course of business.

23.2. Market risk management
23.2.1. Foreign exchange risk

The risk is the one that may cause unexpected losses to the Company resulting from volatility of the FX rates, reducing its assets and revenues, or increasing its liabilities and costs. The Company’s exposure is managed in three dimensions: statement of financial position exposure, operating income exposure and investments exposure.

i) Statement of financial position exposure

The Risk Policy regarding statement of financial position exposure has the objective to balance assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, hedging the Company’s statement of financial position by using natural hedges, over-the-counter derivatives and exchange traded futures.

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency for which the exchange variations are recognized in the Financial Results are as follows, summarized in Brazilian Reais:

    Consolidated
    03.31.24   12.31.23
Cash and cash equivalents             3,233,120           2,970,268
Trade accounts receivable             4,918,438           4,788,635
Trade accounts payable           (1,029,309)          (1,195,133)
Loans and borrowings           (8,760,881)          (8,715,484)
Other assets and liabilities, net                100,092               (30,310)
Exposure of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies           (1,538,540)          (2,182,024)
Derivative financial instruments (hedge)             1,948,518           2,033,346
Exposure in result, net                409,978             (148,678)
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The net exposure in Reais is mainly composed of the following currencies:

Net Exposure (1)   03.31.24   12.31.23
U.S. Dollars (USD)             (106,076)             (513,164)
Euros (EUR)               (59,330)               (25,050)
Yen (JPY)                   (968)                (1,241)
Angolan kwanza (AOA)              200,793                97,368
Turkish Liras (TRY)              115,749                76,439
Argentinian Peso (ARS)                (3,389)                (3,146)
Chilean Pesos (CLP)              263,199              220,116
Total              409,978             (148,678)
(1) The Company is exposed to other currencies, although they have been grouped in the currencies above due to its high correlation or for not being individually significant.

The Company holds more financial liabilities in foreign currencies than assets and, therefore, holds derivative financial instruments to reduce such exposure.

As a result of this protection strategy the Company recognized as Financial Expenses in the Consolidate an income of foreign exchange of derivatives of R$73,185 for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 (expense of R$108,804 in the same period of the previous year). This derivative result offsets a foreign exchange expense over assets and liabilities in the Consolidate of R$79,211 for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 (income of R$143,194 in the same period of the previous year).

The derivative financial instruments acquired to hedge the foreign currency statement of financial position exposure on March 31, 2024 and are set forth below:

03.31.24
Derivative instruments not designated   Asset   Liability   Maturity   Notional   Exercise rate   Fair value (R$)
Parent company                          
Futures    BRL / USD     USD / BRL    2nd Qtr. 2024    USD   (355.000) / 355.000              4.9962                    319
                                           319
                           
Subsidiaries                          
Non-deliverable forward    EUR     TRY    2nd Qtr. 2024    EUR          2,500           35.9150                   (340)
Non-deliverable forward    USD     TRY    2nd Qtr. 2024    USD        10,000           34.9213                     (78)
Non-deliverable forward    USD     AOA    2nd Qtr. 2024    USD          2,000         893.0000                   (567)
                                          (985)
                           
Total Consolidated                                         (666)

 

03.31.24
                          Fair value (R$)
 Derivative instruments designated - Fair value hedge   Hedged Object   Maturity   Asset   Liability   Notional   Instrument   Object (1)
Parent company and Consolidated                          
FX and interest rate swap    USD debt     2nd Qtr. 2024    FX + 6.32% p.a.    100% CDI + 1,61% p.a.             130,000  USD           (22,170)           (4,122)
                             130,000              (22,170)           (4,122)

 

(1) Corresponds to the accumulated amount of fair value hedge adjustments on the hedged items.

 

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03.31.24
Cash flow hedge - Derivative instruments   Hedged object   Maturity   Asset   Liability   Notional   Instrument   Fair value (2)
Parent company and consolidated                              
FX and interest rate swap    USD debt    3rd Qtr. 2026    FX + 4.35% p.a.     86.52% CDI     USD       145,000           (38,089)              2,996
FX and interest rate swap    USD debt    3rd Qtr. 2026    FX + 4.35% p.a.     CDI - 0.51%      USD       115,000           (16,846)              2,443
                               
                           260,000           (54,935)              5,439
(2) Correspond to the not realized portion of the hedge which is registered in Other comprehensive income.

ii) Operating income exposure

The Risk Policy regarding operating income exposure has the objective to hedge revenues and costs denominated in foreign currencies. The Company is supported by internal models to measure and monitor these risks, and uses financial instruments for hedging, designating the relations as cash flow hedges.

The Company has more sales in foreign currency than expenditures and, therefore, holds derivative financial instruments to reduce such exposure.

As a result of this protection strategy the Company recognized in the Consolidate Net Revenue an income of R$47,437 for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 (R$55,206 in the same period of the previous year).

The derivative financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges for foreing exchange operating income exposure on March 31, 2024 are set forth below:

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Cash flow hedge - Derivative instruments   Hedged object   Asset   Liability   Maturity   Notional   Designation rate   Fair value (1)
Parent company and consolidated                              
Non-deliverable forward    USD Exports     BRL     USD    2nd Qtr. 2024    USD         65,500             5.1633             8,557
Non-deliverable forward    USD Exports     BRL     USD     3rd Qtr. 2024     USD         45,500             5.2487             7,647
Non-deliverable forward    USD Exports     BRL     USD    4rd Qtr. 2024    USD         46,000             5.1134                (21)
Non-deliverable forward    USD Exports     BRL     USD    1st Qtr. 2025    USD         20,500             5.1583                154
Collar    USD Exports     BRL     USD    2nd Qtr. 2024    USD       320,000             5.0234            (2,792)
Collar    USD Exports     BRL     USD    3rd Qtr. 2024    USD         55,000             5.0698              (721)
                           552,500               12,824
(1) Correspond to the not realized portion of the hedge which is registered in Other comprehensive income.

iii) Investments exposure

The Company holds both investments (net assets) and loans (financial liabilities) denominated in foreign currency. To balance the accounting effects of such exposures, some non-derivative financial liabilities are designated as hedging instruments for the investments exposure.

As a result of this strategy, the Company recognized expense of R$38,880, net of income tax, under Other comprehensive income for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 (R$52,942 in the same period of the previous year).

The non-derivative financial instruments designated as net investment hedge instruments on March 31, 2024 are set forth below:

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Net investment hedge -
Non-derivative instruments
  Object (Investment)   Liability   Maturity   Notional   Rate   Exchange variation (1)
Parent company and consolidated                          
Bond - BRF SA BRFSBZ 4.35   Federal Foods LLC    USD    3rd Qtr. 2050    USD (2)         44,158      3.7649              (89,249)
Bond - BRF SA BRFSBZ 4.35   BRF Kuwait Food Management Company WLL    USD    3rd Qtr. 2050    USD (2)         88,552      3.7649            (109,915)
Bond - BRF SA BRFSBZ 4.35   Al Khan Foodstuff LLC    USD    3rd Qtr. 2050    USD (2)         53,446      3.7649              (78,464)
Bond - BRF SA BRFSBZ 4.35   BRF Foods GmbH    USD    3rd Qtr. 2050    USD (3)       170,721      5.1629                 6,694
Bond - BRF SA BRFSBZ 4.35   Al-Wafi Al-Takamol International for Foods Products    USD    3rd Qtr. 2050    USD (3)         23,426      5.1629                 5,011
                       380,303                (265,923)
(1) Corresponds to the effective portion of the hedge result accumulated in Other Comprehensive Income.
(2) Designated on August 1st, 2019.
(3) Designated on November 9, 2022.
23.2.2. Commodities price risk

The Company uses commodities as production inputs and is exposed to commodities price risk arising from future purchases. The management of such risk is performed through physical inventories, future purchases at fixed price and through derivative financial instruments.

The Risk Policy establishes coverage limits to the flow of purchases of corn, meal and soy, soybeans and soybean oil with the purpose of reducing the impact due to a price increase of these raw materials. The hedge may be reached using derivatives or by inventory management.

As a result of this protection strategy the Company recognized in the Consolidate Cost of goods sold an expense of R$120,742 for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 (income of R$14,413 in the same period of the previous year).

The Company performs purchases at variable prices in future and spot markets and, to hedge such exposure, it holds derivative financial instruments in long position (buy) to fix these prices in advance.

The financial instruments designated as cash flow hedges for the variable commodities price exposure on March 31, 2024 are set forth below:

03.31.24
Cash flow hedge - Derivative instruments   Hedged object   Index   Maturity   Quantity   Exercise price (1)   Fair value
Parent company and consolidated                          
Collar - buy    Soybean meal purchase - floating price     Soybean meal - CBOT     2nd Qtr. 2024                 9,997  ton                435.41               (2,279)
Collar - buy    Corn purchase - floating price     Corn - CBOT     2nd Qtr. 2023               35,003  ton                175.22                     22
Collar - buy    Corn purchase - floating price     Corn - B3     2nd Qtr. 2024             167,130  ton             1,091.30               (3,040)
Collar - buy    Corn purchase - floating price     Corn - B3     3rd Qtr. 2024               75,600  ton             1,027.68                   298
Non-deliverable forward - buy    Soybean oil purchase - floating price     Soybean oil - CBOT     2nd Qtr. 2024                 6,001  ton             1,107.23               (1,257)
Non-deliverable forward - buy    Soybean oil purchase - floating price     Soybean oil - CBOT     3rd Qtr. 2024                 4,001  ton             1,094.04                  (488)
                         297,732                     (6,744)
(1) Base price of each commodity in USD/ton, except for Corn – B3 denominated in R$/ton.

In certain cases, the Company performs futures purchases at fixed prices and, to hedge such exposure, it holds derivative financial instruments in short position (sell) to keep these prices at market value. The financial instruments designated as fair value hedges for the fixed commodities price exposure on March 31, 2024 are set forth below:

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Fair value hedge - Derivative instruments   Hedged object   Index   Maturity   Quantity   Exercise price (1)   Fair value
Parent company and consolidated                          
Corn future - sell    Corn purchase - fixed price     Corn - B3    3rd Qtr. 2024              58,401  ton             1,015.93                  (665)
Corn future - sell    Corn purchase - fixed price     Corn - B3    1st. Qtr. 2025                4,995  ton             1,116.67                    (72)
Corn future - sell    Corn purchase - fixed price     Corn - B3    3rd Qtr. 2025                2,889  ton             1,059.34                     27
                           66,285                        (710)
(1) Base price of each commodity in USD/ton, except for Corn – B3 denominated in R$/ton.

The open and liquidated derivative financial instrument represent effects in the statement of financial position of: i) Consolidate Inventory a credit in the amount of R$41,538 on March 31, 2024 (R$95,986 on December 31, 2023); ii) Other comprehensive income a debit in the amount of R$61,455 on March 31, 2024 (credit of R$322 on December 31, 2023).

23.2.3. Interest rate risk

The interest rate risk may cause economic losses to the Company resulting from volatility in interest rates that affect its assets and liabilities.

The Company’s Risk Policy does not restrict exposure to different interest rates, neither establishes limits for fixed or floating rates. However, the Company continually monitors the market interest rates in order to evaluate any need to enter into hedging transactions to protect from the volatility of such rates and manage the mismatch between its financial assets and liabilities.

As a result of this protection strategy the Company recognize in the Consolidated Financial Income and Expenses an income of R$105,375 for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 (expense of R$13,509 in the same period of the previous year).

The derivative financial instruments used to hedge the exposure to interest rates as of March 31, 2024 are presented in the table below:

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                          Fair value (R$)
Fair value hedge - Derivative instruments   Hedged Object   Maturity   Asset   Liability   Notional   Instrument   Object (1)
Parent company and Consolidated                          
Interest rate swap    Debenture - 1st issue - 3rd series - IPCA + 5.50% p.a.     2nd Qtr. 2026    IPCA + 5.50% p.a.    CDI + 0.57% p.a.             200,000  BRL             31,273           (7,816)
Interest rate swap    Debenture - 1st issue - 3rd series - IPCA + 5.50% p.a.     2nd Qtr. 2026    IPCA + 5.50% p.a.    100% of CDI             200,000  BRL             25,782           (9,179)
Interest rate swap    Debenture - 2nd issue - 1st series - IPCA + 5.30% p.a.     3rd Qtr. 2027    IPCA + 5.30% p.a.    CDI + 2.20% p.a.             400,000  BRL             73,658          21,379
Interest rate swap    Debenture - 2nd issue - 2nd series - IPCA + 5.60% p.a.     3rd Qtr. 2030    IPCA + 5.60% p.a.    CDI + 2.29% p.a.             595,000  BRL             90,346         102,765
Interest rate swap    Debenture - 3rd issue - single series - IPCA + 4.78% p.a.     2nd Qtr. 2031    IPCA + 4.78% p.a.    CDI + 0,12% a.a.           1,000,000  BRL           133,606           (4,295)
Interest rate swap    Debenture - 1st issue - 1ª series - IPCA + 6.83% p.a.     3rd Qtr. 2032    IPCA + 6.83% p.a.    109,32% of CDI             990,000  BRL           140,827         (84,711)
                           3,385,000              495,492          18,143
(1) Corresponds to the accumulated amount of fair value hedge adjustments on the hedged items, included in the carrying amount of the debentures.
23.3. Credit risk management
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The Company is exposed to the credit risk related to the financial assets held: trade and non-trade accounts receivable, marketable securities, derivative instruments and cash and equivalents. The Company’s credit risk exposure can be assessed in notes 4, 5 and 6.

23.3.1. Credit risk in accounts receivable

The credit risk associated with trade accounts receivable is actively managed through specific systems and is supported by internal policies for credit analysis. The significant level of diversification and geographical dispersion of the customer portfolio significantly reduces the risk. However, the Company chooses to complement the risk management by contracting insurance policies for specific markets. The impairment of these financial assets is carried out based on expected credit losses.

23.3.2. Counterparty credit risk

The credit risk associated with marketable securities, cash and cash equivalents and derivative instruments in general is directed to counterparties with Investment Grade ratings. The maintenance of assets with counterparty risk is constantly assessed according to credit ratings and the Company’s portfolio concentration, aligned with the applicable impairment requisites.

23.4. Capital management and liquidity risk

The Company is exposed to liquidity risk as far as it needs cash or other financial assets to settle its obligations in the respective terms. The Company’s cash and liquidity strategy takes into consideration historical volatility scenarios of results as well as simulations of sectorial and systemic crisis. It is grounded on allowing resilience in scenarios of capital restriction.

23.5. Sensitivity analysis

Management believes that the most relevant risks that may affect the Company’s results, for which it uses derivative financial instruments to protect, are the volatility of commodities prices, foreign exchange rates and interest rates.

For the probable scenario of commodities, Management uses as a reference the future value of assets on March 31, 2024 and therefore understands that there will be no changes in the results of operations. As for the exchange rate, Management uses the Focus report for the American Dollar as a reference inserting the quotes for the current and subsequent years. The likely scenario for other currencies is determined based on the US Dollar parity.

In the possible and remote scenarios, both positive and negative variations of 15% and 30% respectively were considered in both cases from the probable scenario. Such sensitivity scenarios originate from information and assumptions used by Management in monitoring the previously mentioned risks.

The information used in the preparation of the analysis is based on the position as of March 31, 2024, which has been described in the items above. The estimated values may differ significantly to numbers and results that will be effectively registered by the Company. Positive values indicate gains and negative values indicate losses.

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    Scenario
    Remote   Possible   Probable   Possible   Remote
Exchange rate - Balance   - 30%   - 15%       + 15%   + 30%
USD   3.4738   4.2181   4.9625   5.7069   6.4513
                     
Monetary assets and liabilities           644,349           329,306             14,263          (300,780)          (615,823)
Derivative instruments - not designated          (612,025)          (312,786)            (13,547)           285,691           584,930
Net effect             32,324             16,520                  716            (15,089)            (30,893)
                     
EUR   3.7633   4.5697   5.3761   6.1825   6.9889
                     
Monetary assets and liabilities             22,053             11,174                  294            (10,585)            (21,465)
Derivative instruments - not designated             (4,087)             (2,071)                  (55)               1,962               3,978
Net effect             17,966               9,103                  239             (8,623)            (17,487)
                     
JPY   0.0230   0.0279   0.0328   0.0377   0.0426
                     
Monetary assets and liabilities                  295                  151                     7                (138)                (282)
Net effect                  295                  151                     7                (138)                (282)
                     
TRY   0.1072   0.1302   0.1532   0.1762   0.1992
                     
Monetary assets and liabilities            (55,142)            (28,557)             (1,972)             24,613             51,198
Derivative instruments - not designated             19,526             10,112                  698             (8,716)            (18,129)
Net effect            (35,616)            (18,445)             (1,274)             15,897             33,069
                     
                     
AOA   0.0041   0.0050   0.0059   0.0068   0.0076
                     
Monetary assets and liabilities            (64,157)            (32,736)             (1,316)             30,105             61,525
Derivative instruments - not designated               3,041               1,552                   62             (1,427)             (2,917)
Net effect            (61,116)            (31,184)             (1,254)             28,678             58,608
                     
ARS   0.0041   0.0049   0.0058   0.0067   0.0076
                     
Monetary assets and liabilities               1,024                  518                   11                (495)             (1,002)
Net effect               1,024                  518                   11                (495)             (1,002)
                     
CLP   0.0036   0.0043   0.0051   0.0058   0.0066
                     
Monetary assets and liabilities            (79,485)            (40,117)                (400)             32,557             65,515
Net effect            (79,485)            (40,117)                (400)             32,557             65,515
    Scenario
    Remote   Possible   Probable   Possible   Remote
Exchange rate - Operating results   - 30%   - 15%       + 15%   + 30%
USD   3.4738   4.2181   4.9625   5.7069   6.4513
                     
Revenue in USD          (841,154)          (429,886)            (18,619)           392,648           803,915
NDF           270,235           138,108               5,982          (126,145)          (258,271)
Collar           539,143           257,893                  (57)          (235,432)          (516,682)
Net effect            (31,776)            (33,885)            (12,694)             31,071             28,962
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    Scenario
    Remote   Possible   Probable   Possible   Remote
Exchange rate - Operating results   - 30%   - 15%       + 15%   + 30%
Soybean meal - CBOT                  263                  320                  376                  432                  489
                     
Cost of sales               1,127                  564                    -                   (564)             (1,127)
Collar             (1,127)                (564)                    -                     375                  687
Net effect                    -                       -                       -                   (189)                (440)
                     
Soybean oil - CBOT                  747                  907               1,067               1,227               1,387
                     
Cost of sales               3,200               1,600                    -                (1,600)             (3,200)
NDF             (3,200)             (1,600)                    -                  1,600               3,200
Net effect                    -                       -                       -                       -                       -   
                     
Corn - CBOT                  122                  148                  174                  200                  226
                     
Cost of sales               1,827                  914                    -                   (914)             (1,827)
Collar             (1,307)                (394)                    -                     310               1,223
Net effect                  520                  520                    -                   (604)                (604)
                     
Corn - B3                  712                  864               1,017               1,170               1,322
                     
Cost of sales             53,834             26,917                    -               (26,917)            (53,834)
Collar            (55,208)            (18,359)                    -                10,329             33,909
Future             20,585             10,292                    -               (10,292)            (20,585)
Net effect             19,211             18,850                    -               (26,880)            (40,510)
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23.6. Financial instruments by category
  Parent company
  03.31.24
  Amortized cost   Fair value through profit and loss   Total
Assets          
Cash and bank                    177,761                              -                177,761
Cash equivalents                               -                4,346,183              4,346,183
Marketable securities                               -                   441,162                441,162
Restricted cash                      31,732                              -                  31,732
Trade accounts receivable                 4,030,143                   252,770              4,282,913
Notes receivables                      59,551                              -                  59,551
Derivatives not designated                               -                         319                       319
Derivatives designated as hedge accounting (1)                               -                   526,991                526,991
           
Liabilities          
Trade accounts payable              (13,382,549)                              -          (13,382,549)
Loans and borrowings (2)              (12,616,647)               (4,822,019)          (17,438,666)
Derivatives not designated                               -                              -                           -
Derivatives designated as hedge accounting (1)                               -                  (103,234)               (103,234)
               (21,700,009)                   642,172          (21,057,837)
(1) All derivatives are classified at fair value through profit and loss. Those designated as hedge accounting instruments have their gains and losses also affecting Equity and Inventories.
(2) The part of the loans and borrowings that is object in a fair value hedge is classified as Fair value through profit and loss. The rest of the loans and borrowings balance is classified as amortized cost and those designated as cash flow or net investment hedge accounting instruments have their gains and losses also affecting Equity.
  Consolidated
  03.31.24
  Amortized cost   FVTOCI (3)   Fair value through profit and loss   Total
    Equity instruments    
Assets              
Cash and bank          1,569,704                              -                           -            1,569,704
Cash equivalents                       -                              -              7,997,504            7,997,504
Marketable securities             241,516                     12,491                 487,752               741,759
Restricted cash              88,439                              -                           -                 88,439
Trade accounts receivable          4,037,008                              -                 252,770            4,289,778
Notes receivables              59,551                              -                           -                 59,551
Derivatives not designated                       -                              -                       319                     319
Derivatives designated as hedge accounting (1)                       -                              -                 526,991               526,991
               
Liabilities              
Trade accounts payable       (11,957,071)                              -                           -         (11,957,071)
Loans and borrowings (2)       (15,014,734)                              -            (4,822,019)         (19,836,753)
Derivatives not designated                       -                              -                      (985)                    (985)
Derivatives designated as hedge accounting (1)                       -                              -               (103,234)              (103,234)
        (20,975,587)                     12,491              4,339,098         (16,623,998)
(1) All derivatives are classified at fair value through profit and loss. Those designated as hedge accounting instruments have their gains and losses also affecting Equity and Inventories.
(2) The part of the loans and borrowings that is object in a fair value hedge is classified as Fair value through profit and loss. The rest of the loans and borrowings balance is classified as amortized cost and those designated as cash flow or net investment hedge accounting instruments have their gains and losses also affecting Equity.
(3) FVTOCI: Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income.
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23.7. Fair value of financial instruments

The fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.

Depending on the inputs used for measurement, the financial instruments at fair value may be classified into 3 hierarchy levels:

»   Level 1 - Uses quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical instruments in active markets. In this category are classified investments in stocks, savings accounts, overnights, term deposits, Financial Treasury Bills (“LFT”) and investment funds;

»   Level 2 - Uses prices quoted in active markets for similar instruments, prices quoted for identical or similar instruments in non-active markets and evaluation models for which inputs are observable. In this level are classified the investments in Bank Deposit Certificates (“CDB”) and derivatives, which are measured by well-known pricing models: discounted cash flows and Black-Scholes. The observable inputs are interest rates and curves, volatility factors and foreign exchange rates;

»   Level 3 - Instruments for which significant inputs are non-observable. The Company does not have financial instruments in this category.

The table below presents the overall classification of financial instruments accounted at fair value by measurement hierarchy. For the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024, there were no changes among the 3 levels of hierarchy.

  Parent company
  03.31.24   12.31.23
  Level 1   Level 2   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Total
Financial Assets                      
Fair value through profit and loss                      
Savings account and overnight            23,434                               -              23,434           11,359                     -            11,359
Term deposits                     -                               -                       -                    -                     -                     -
Bank deposit certificates                     -                  4,318,422          4,318,422                    -        4,438,970        4,438,970
Financial treasury bills          422,925                               -            422,925         412,107                     -          412,107
Investment funds            22,564                               -              22,564           21,166                     -            21,166
Trade accounts receivable                     -                     252,770            252,770                    -          337,898          337,898
Derivatives                     -                     527,310            527,310                    -          639,052          639,052
Financial Liabilities                      
Fair value through profit and loss                      
Derivatives                     -                   (103,234)           (103,234)                    -         (133,931)         (133,931)
Loans and borrowings                     -                (4,822,019)        (4,822,019)                    -      (5,021,342)      (5,021,342)
           468,923                     173,249            642,172         444,632          260,647          705,279
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  Consolidated
  03.31.24   12.31.23
  Level 1   Level 2   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Total
Financial Assets                      
Fair value through other comprehensive income                      
Stocks            12,491                       -              12,491           12,103                     -            12,103
Fair value through profit and loss                      
Savings account and overnight          232,467                       -            232,467           17,570                     -            17,570
Term deposits        3,130,272                       -          3,130,272       2,758,300                     -        2,758,300
Bank deposit certificates                     -          4,630,438          4,630,438                    -        4,876,861        4,876,861
Financial treasury bills          422,925                       -            422,925          412,107                     -          412,107
Investment funds            22,564                       -              22,564           21,186                     -            21,186
Trade accounts receivable                     -            252,770            252,770                    -           337,898          337,898
Derivatives                     -            527,310            527,310                    -           639,052          639,052
Other titles            46,590                       -              46,590           35,751                     -            35,751
Financial Liabilities                      
Fair value through profit and loss                      
Derivatives                     -           (104,219)           (104,219)                    -         (136,759)         (136,759)
Loans and borrowings                     -        (4,822,019)        (4,822,019)                    -       (5,021,342)      (5,021,342)
         3,867,309            484,280          4,351,589       3,257,017           695,710        3,952,727

Except for the items set forth below, the fair value of all other financial instruments is approximate to their book value. The fair value of the bonds set forth below is based on prices observed in active markets, level 1 of the fair value hierarchy, while the debentures are based on level 2 and are measured by discounted cash flows.

        Parent company and Consolidated
            03.31.24   12.31.23
    Currency   Maturity   Book
value
  Fair
value
  Book
value
  Fair
value
BRF S.A.                        
BRF SA BRFSBZ 4 7/8   USD   2030           (2,949,157)           (2,647,956)           (2,896,104)           (2,506,390)
BRF SA BRFSBZ 5 3/4   USD   2050           (3,260,891)           (2,686,207)           (3,209,653)           (2,398,081)
Debenture - 1st issue   BRL   2026             (849,869)             (831,533)             (830,144)             (853,640)
Debenture - 2nd issue   BRL   1st serie 2027 and 2nd series 2030           (2,678,647)           (2,988,100)           (2,681,294)           (3,048,882)
Debenture - 3rd issue   BRL   2031           (1,203,852)           (1,203,852)           (1,214,044)           (1,214,044)
Debenture - 4rd issue   BRL   1st serie 2027 and 2nd series 2032           (1,840,421)           (2,017,201)           (1,908,952)           (2,032,361)
Parent company                 (12,782,837)         (12,374,849)         (12,740,191)         (12,053,398)
                         
BRF GmbH                        
BRF SA BRFSBZ 4.35   USD   2026           (1,485,710)           (1,430,213)           (1,453,805)           (1,360,530)
Consolidated                 (14,268,547)         (13,805,062)         (14,193,996)         (13,413,928)

 

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24. Segment information

The operating segments are reported consistently with the management reports provided to the main strategic and operational decision makers for assessing the performance of each segment and allocation of resources. The operating segments information is prepared considering three reportable segments, being: Brazil, International and Other segments.

The operating segments include the sales of all distribution channels and are subdivided according to the nature of the products, for which the characteristics are described below:

» In-natura: production and sale of whole poultry and cuts and pork and other cuts.
» Semi-processed: production and sale of cooked, smoked, marinated and/or seasoned in natura foods.
» Processed: production and sale of processed food, frozen and processed products derived from poultry, pork and beef, margarine, vegetables and soybean-based products.
» Other sales: sale of flour for food service and others.

Other segments are comprised of commercialization and development of animal nutrition ingredients, human nutrition, plant nutrition (fertilizers), healthcare (health and wellness), pet food, as well as commercialization of agricultural products.

The items not allocated to the segments are presented as Corporate and refer to relevant events not attributable to the operating segments.

The net sales by nature for each reportable operating segment is set forth below:

    Consolidated
    2024   2023
Net sales   Jan - mar   Jan - mar
Brazil        
In-natura            1,585,165           1,514,420
Semi-processed (1)               444,185              424,959
Processed            4,124,098           4,349,734
Other sales                   8,942              129,159
             6,162,390           6,418,272
         
International        
In-natura            5,535,817           5,222,178
Semi-processed (1)               123,529                82,252
Processed               786,958              792,157
Other sales                 38,792                32,851
             6,485,096           6,129,438
         
Other segments               730,023              630,259
           13,377,509         13,177,969
(1) The Company, during the first quarter of 2024, included a new type of products called “semi-processed”, thus, the 2023 numbers were restated.

The gross profit and income (loss) before financial results for each segment and for Corporate are set forth below:

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              Consolidated
    Gross profit    Income (loss) before financial results and income taxes 
    2024   2023   2024   2023
     Jan - mar     Jan - mar     Jan - mar     Jan - mar 
Brazil        1,587,074        1,146,423             514,696           136,188
Margin (%)   25.8%   17.9%   8.4%   2.1%
International        1,463,273           351,334             671,513          (495,454)
Margin (%)   22.6%   5.7%   10.4%   -8.1%
Other segments           173,940           175,456              54,223           100,566
Margin (%)   23.8%   27.8%   7.4%   16.0%
Subtotal        3,224,287        1,673,213          1,240,432          (258,700)
Corporate                      -                      -              11,863             79,339
Total        3,224,287        1,673,213          1,252,295          (179,361)
Margin (%)   24.1%   12.7%   9.4%   -1.4%

The composition of selected items that were not allocated to the Company’s operating segments as they are not linked to its main activity and, therefore, were presented as Corporate is set forth below:

 

    Consolidated
    2024   2023
Corporate   Jan - mar   Jan - mar
Results with sale and disposal of fixed assets                 17,654                 81,207
Reversal/(provision) for tax and civil contingencies                 (1,854)                  4,983
Expenses with demobilization                 (5,367)                     959
Other                   1,430                 (7,810)
                  11,863                 79,339

No customer individually or in aggregate (economic group) accounted for more than 5% of net sales for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 and 2023.

The goodwill arising from business combinations and the intangible assets with indefinite useful life (trademarks) were allocated to the reportable operating segments, considering the economic benefits generated by such intangible assets. The allocation of these intangible assets is presented below:

  Consolidated
  Goodwill   Trademarks   Total
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Brazil        1,151,498          1,151,498            982,478            982,478          2,133,976          2,133,976
International        1,831,951          1,783,873            437,373            415,904          2,269,324          2,199,777
Other segments          455,981            455,567            474,871            474,871            930,852            930,438
         3,439,430          3,390,938          1,894,722          1,873,253          5,334,152          5,264,191

Information related to total assets by reportable segment is not disclosed, as it is not included in the set of information made available to the Company’s management, which makes investment decisions and determine allocation of resources based on information about the consolidated assets.

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25. Net sales
  Parent company   Consolidated
  2024   2023   2024   2023
  Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar
Gross sales              
Brazil          7,564,995         7,723,356           7,564,995           7,723,356
International          4,225,773         5,190,531           6,800,858           6,486,084
Other segments             552,834           467,110              866,513              770,019
         12,343,602       13,380,997         15,232,366         14,979,459
               
Sales deductions              
Brazil         (1,402,605)       (1,305,085)         (1,402,605)          (1,305,084)
International             (19,133)            (22,078)            (315,762)            (356,646)
Other segments             (54,201)            (55,974)            (136,490)            (139,760)
          (1,475,939)       (1,383,137)         (1,854,857)          (1,801,490)
               
Net sales              
Brazil          6,162,390         6,418,271           6,162,390           6,418,272
International          4,206,640         5,168,453           6,485,096           6,129,438
Other segments             498,633           411,136              730,023              630,259
         10,867,663       11,997,860         13,377,509         13,177,969
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26. Expenses by nature

The Company discloses its statement of income by function and thus presents below the details by nature:

  Parent company   Consolidated
  2024   2023   2024   2023
  Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar
Costs of sales              
Raw materials and supplies  (5,998,762)     (7,186,776)   (7,213,860)   (8,689,209)
Salaries and employees benefits  (1,207,111)     (1,104,528)   (1,350,598)   (1,224,580)
Depreciation (598,732)    (551,622)   (654,160)   (595,406)
Amortization   (27,608)   (27,683)     (53,104)     (54,182)
Other (813,769)    (849,777)   (881,500)   (941,379)
   (8,645,982)     (9,720,386)    (10,153,222)     (11,504,756)
               
Sales expenses              
Indirect and direct logistics expenses (858,789)    (965,852)   (836,582)   (887,088)
Marketing (153,344)    (145,438)   (200,565)   (189,911)
Salaries and employees benefits (320,331)    (272,876)   (422,747)   (372,625)
Depreciation   (61,571)   (44,872)   (102,695)     (89,754)
Amortization   (15,854)   (15,697)     (19,956)     (20,898)
Other (113,878)    (139,829)   (189,273)   (210,365)
   (1,523,767)     (1,584,564)   (1,771,818)   (1,770,641)
               
Administrative expenses              
Salaries and employees benefits   (81,104)   (39,370)   (118,436)     (69,631)
Fees   (19,484)   (13,368)     (19,557)     (13,441)
Depreciation  (6,783)     (8,520)     (11,756)     (10,848)
Amortization  (1,519)     (8,883)   (5,678)     (12,607)
Other   (20,368)   (24,945)     (46,066)     (53,280)
  (129,258)   (95,086)   (201,493)   (159,807)
               
Impairment loss on trade receivables   (15,920)     (5,545)     (27,218)    (6,507)
               
Other operating income (expenses), net              
Recovery of expenses 16,071   6,330   15,920     6,401
Civil and tax contingencies (assets or liabilities)  (4,405)   5,098   (4,744)     4,764
Gains on the disposal and write-off of non-financial assets 17,715    74,276   17,654   78,372
Other   749     (8,246)    2,114    (5,139)
  30,130    77,458   30,944   84,398

The Company incurred in expenses with internal research and development of new products of R$15,503 for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated (R$6,543 in the Parent Company and in the Consolidated in the same period of the previous year).

 

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27. Financial income (expenses)
      Parent company     Consolidated
      2024   2023     2024   2023
  Note   Jan - mar   Jan - mar     Jan - mar    Jan - mar 
Financial income                    
Interest on cash and cash equivalents 4               66,905               63,172               136,912               94,774
Income with marketable securities 5               20,569               17,747                 26,415               23,794
Fair value through profit and loss                 20,569               17,747                 20,569               17,747
Amortized cost                          -                        -                   5,846                 6,047
Interest on recoverable taxes 9               86,204               65,441                 86,322               65,532
Interest and financial income on other assets                 23,068               11,203                 25,030               14,030
                196,746             157,563               274,679             198,130
Financial expenses                    
Interests on loans and borrowings 15            (412,094)            (480,758)              (462,205)            (536,619)
Interest with related parties 28              (93,767)            (112,051)                          -                        -
Interest on contingencies 20              (22,658)              (34,010)                (22,659)              (34,010)
Interest on leases 17              (87,159)              (59,706)                (93,445)              (65,457)
Interest on actuarial liabilities                 (6,960)               (7,590)                (13,111)               (9,500)
Taxes on financial income                 (9,458)               (8,184)                (10,580)               (8,685)
Adjustment to present value (2) 6 and 16            (199,445)            (264,999)              (182,579)            (263,435)
Other financial expenses                (99,941)              (91,009)              (122,534)            (118,483)
               (931,482)         (1,058,307)              (907,113)         (1,036,189)
Foreign exchange, prices and monetary variations                    
Exchange rate variation on monetary assets and liabilities and prices              (294,090)             443,483                (79,211)             143,194
Foreign exchange of derivatives                 74,157            (107,688)                 73,185            (108,804)
Interest and fair value of derivatives                (32,671)            (135,744)                (33,004)            (137,336)
Net Monetary Gains or Losses (1)                          -                        -               133,837               80,934
               (252,604)             200,051                 94,807              (22,012)
               (987,340)            (700,693)              (537,627)            (860,071)
(1) Effects of monetary correction resulting from operations in hyperinflationary economy.
(2) The adjustment to present value considers the balances of trade accounts receivable and trade accounts payable and the rate used for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 was 12.01% p.a. (15.33% p.a. in the same period of the previous year).

 

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28.      Related parties

The balances of the transactions with related parties are as follows:

                  Parent company
  Accounts receivable   Dividends and interest on shareholders' equity receivable   Trade accounts payable   Other rights   Advances and other liabilities
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Al Khan Foodstuff LLC ("AKF")                     -                    -                    -                    -                       -                     -                       -                    -                   (356)                         -
Banvit                     -                    -                    -                    -                         -                1,089                708                         -                         -
BRF Energia S.A.                     -                    -                    -                    -           (283,335)         (208,168)                       -                    -                         -                         -
BRF Foods GmbH          334,497         346,703                    -                    -                       -                     -                   124                124                         -                         -
BRF Global GmbH        2,598,978       3,118,425                    -                    -        (2,549,021)      (2,527,079)                       -                    -          (4,461,046)  (1)          (4,807,979)
BRF GmbH                     -                    -                    -                    -                       -                     -                       -                    -          (1,310,238)  (2)          (1,300,782)
Hercosul Alimentos Ltda.              8,761             5,968                    -                    -                       -                     -                   335                440                         -                         -
Hercosul Distrib. Ltda.                   57                    -                    -                    -                       -                     -                       -                    -                         -                         -
Hercosul International S.R.L.                   19                  19                    -                    -               (2,046)               (305)                       -                    -                         -                         -
Mogiana Alimentos S.A.            14,380             9,953                    -                    -                     (4)                     -                   704                497                         -                         -
BRF Singapore Foods PTE Ltd.                     -                    -                    -                    -                       -                     -                       -                    -                         -                 (2,683)
Sadia Alimentos S.A.                     -                    -                    -                    -                       -                     -                       -                    -                (2,946)                 (3,247)
Sadia Chile S.A.          263,694         221,298                    -                    -                       -                     -                     90                  90                         -                         -
Sadia Uruguay S.A.              5,873                418                    -                    -                       -                     -                       -                    -               (50,362)               (57,567)
VIP S.A. Empreendimentos e Partic. Imob.                     -                    -                    -                  13                       -                     -                       -                    -                         -                         -
Marfrig Global Foods S.A.              7,818             7,945                    -                    -             (50,126)           (21,370)                       -                    -                         -                         -
Marfrig Chile S.A.              4,352             1,762                    -                    -                       -                     -                       -                    -                         -                         -
Quickfood S.A.            42,290           24,852                    -                    -                       -                     -                       -                    -                         -                         -
MFG Agropecuária Ltda.                     -                   1                    -                    -                       -                     -                       -                    -                         -                         -
Pampeano Alimentos S.A.                     -                473                    -                    -                 (238)               (112)                       -                    -                         -                         -
Total        3,280,719       3,737,817                    -                  13        (2,884,770)      (2,757,034)                2,342             1,859          (5,824,948)           (6,172,258)
(1) The amount corresponds to export pre-payments, usual operation between the productive units in Brazil with the wholly-owned subsidiaries that operate as trading companies in the international market.
(2) BRF S.A. performs reimbursement to certain subsidiaries for losses incurred in the normal course of their operations, generating liabilities recorded as Other obligations with Related parties.

 

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  Consolidated
  Accounts receivable   Trade accounts payable
  03.31.24   12.31.23   03.31.24   12.31.23
Marfrig Global Foods S.A.             7,818               7,945            (51,378)            (24,838)
Marfrig Chile S.A.             4,553               2,563                (189)                (195)
Quickfood S.A.           42,290             24,852                      -                      -
Weston Importers Ltd.                242                  366                      -                      -
MFG Agropecuária Ltda.                    -                     1                      -                      -
Pampeano Alimentos S.A.                    -                  473                (238)                (112)
Total           54,903             36,200            (51,805)            (25,145)

 

  Parent company
  Sales   Financial results, net   Purchases   Other operating income (expenses)
  2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023   2024   2023
  Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar
BRF Energia S.A.                         -                           -                           -                           -                 (66,304)                 (85,308)                      -                     -
BRF Global GmbH            3,680,110              4,811,715                 (92,693)               (111,030)                           -                           -                      -                     -
Hercosul Alimentos Ltda.                  9,043                    8,034                           -                           -                           -                           -                      -                     -
Hercosul International S.R.L.                      1,427                           -                           -                           -                           -                      -                     -
Mogiana Alimentos S.A.                  8,962                   20,553                           -                           -                           -                           -                      -                     -
Sadia Alimentos S.A.                         -                           -                        (44)                        (43)                           -                           -                      -                     -
Sadia Chile S.A.                 94,997                 114,959                           -                           -                           -                           -                      -                     -
Sadia Uruguay S.A.                 13,407                   26,716                   (1,030)                      (978)                           -                           -                      -                     -
AES Brasil                 19,893                           -                           -                           -                           -                           -                      -                     -
Marfrig Global Foods S.A.                 15,206                   20,300                           -                           -                 (73,805)                 (86,034)               1,179                     -
Marfrig Chile S.A.                  6,468                    1,794                           -                           -                           -                           -                      -                     -
Quickfood S.A.                 26,402                   33,055                           -                           -                           -                           -                      -                     -
Agropecuária Jacarezinho                         -                           -                           -                           -                           -                           -                    54                     -
Fazenda São Marcelo                         -                           -                           -                           -                           -                           -                    54                     -
Pampeano Alimentos S/A                         -                           -                           -                           -                      (416)                           -                      -                     -
Total            3,874,488              5,038,553                 (93,767)               (112,051)               (140,525)               (171,342)               1,287                     -
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  Consolidated
  Sales     Purchases   Other operating income (expenses)
  2024   2023     2024   2023   2024   2023
  Jan - mar   Jan - mar     Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar   Jan - mar
Marfrig Global Foods S.A.           15,206             20,300              (73,805)          (121,041)              1,179                    -
Marfrig Chile S.A.             7,080               3,127                  (382)                (318)                     -                    -
Quickfood S.A.           26,402             33,055                        -                      -                     -                    -
Agropecuária Jacarezinho                    -                      -                        -                      -                   54                    -
Fazenda São Marcelo                    -                      -                        -                      -                   54                    -
Weston Importers Ltd.                551                      -                 (30,088)                      -                     -                    -
Pampeano Alimentos S/A                    -                      -                  (416)                      -                     -                    -
Total           49,239             56,482              (104,691)          (121,359)              1,287                    -

The subsidiaries of the Company enter into loan agreements pursuant its cash management strategy respecting market conditions. As of March 31, 2024 the balance of these transactions was R$1,210,178 (R$1,132,634 as of December 31, 2023).

The Company made contributions related to the post-employment benefit plans of its employees to BRF Previdência, which holds these plans (note 19). Additionally, the Company leased properties owned by BRF Previdência, and for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 the total amount of lease payments was R$5,869 (R$4,301 in the same period of the previous year).

The Company maintains other transactions with related parties resulting from guarantees, transferences and donations to related associations and institutes, as well as leasing and other commercial transactions with related people and entities. Such transactions are compliant with the Related Party Transactions Policy and are not relevant, individually or in aggregate.

On December 16, 2022, BRF issued a guarantee to the promissory commercial notes issued by Potengi, public offering with limited distribution efforts with maturity in eighteen (18) months. The total amount of the Offer is R$700,000. BRF issued a joint guarantee limited to the amount corresponding to 24% of the Offer amount.

On August 14, 2023, BRF provided financing guarantees to Potengi, with Banco do Brasil S.A., through the opening of fixed credit up to a limit of R$144,000, coming from ordinary resources from the Fundo de Desenvolvimento do Nordeste – (“FDNE”), transferred to finance the implementation of the Cajuína 1 Wind Generating Plant, located in Rio Grande do Norte.

On January 19, 2024, BRF provided guarantees with the purpose of ensuring compliance with the main and additional obligations undertaken by Potengi at its first issue of 300,000 simple debentures, not convertible into shares, in a single series, with a maturity period of eighteen (18) years. The nominal unit value expressed in Reais is R$1, with BRF providing a personal guarantee for the amount corresponding to 24% of the issue value.

On March 27, 2024, BRF provided guarantees with the purpose of ensuring compliance with the main and additional obligations undertaken by Potengi at its second issue of 2,100,000 simple debentures, not convertible into shares, in a single series, with a maturity period of eighteen (18) years. The nominal unit value expressed in Reais is R$0,1, with BRF providing a personal guarantee for the amount corresponding to 24% of the issue value.

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28.1. Management remuneration

The total remuneration and benefits expense with board members, statutory directors and the head of internal audit are set forth below:

  Consolidated
  2024   2023
  Jan - mar   Jan - mar
Salary and profit sharing               15,404                 10,232
Short-term benefits (1)                     40                     113
Private pension                   186                     185
Termination benefits                 1,027                   1,519
Share-based payment                 4,515                   3,335
                21,172                 15,383
(1) Comprises: medical assistance, educational expenses and others.

In addition, the executive officers (non-statutory) received among remuneration and benefits the total amount of R$3,529 the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 (R$3,736 in the same period of the previous year).

29.      Commitments

In the normal course of the business, the Company entered into long-term agreements with third parties, which mainly include purchase of, secondary materials, energy inputs, storage and industrialization services, among others to support its activities. In these agreements, the prices agreed may be fixed or to be fixed. These agreements contain termination clauses for non-compliance with essential obligations and the minimum contractually agreed is generally purchased and, for this reason, there are no liabilities recorded in addition to the amount that is recognized on an accrual basis. On March 31, 2024, firm purchase commitments in the Parent Company totaled R$3,825,133 and R$4,260,668 in the Consolidated (R$4,524,719 in the Parent Company and R$5,023,227 in the Consolidated on December 31, 2023).

30. Transactions that do not involve cash

The following transactions did not involve cash or cash equivalents during the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024:

(i) Capitalized loan interest: for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 amounted to R$9,436 in the Parent Company and R$9,823 in the Consolidated (R$17,021 in the Parent Company and R$20,853 in the same period of the previous year).
(ii) Addition of lease by right-of-use assets and respective lease liability: the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024 amounted to R$310,686 in the parent company and R$486,728 in the consolidated (R$287,697 in the parent company and R$288,023 in the consolidated in the same period of the previous year).
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31. Events after the reporting period

The credit rating agency Fitch, on May 02, 2024, upgraded BRF’s credit rating on global corporate scale from “BB” to “BB+” and on national scale from “AA+” to “AAA”.

32. Approval of the Financial Statements

The financial statements were approved and the issuance authorized by the Board of Directors on May 06, 2024.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS  
   
Global President Office (Non-Independent) Marcos Antonio Molina dos Santos
Vice-Chairman (Non-Independent) Márcia Aparecida Pascoal Marçal dos Santos
Non-Independent Member  Marcos Fernando Marçal dos Santos
Non-Independent Member  Márcio Hamilton Ferreira
Independent Member Eduardo Augusto Rocha Pocetti
Non-Independent Member Sérgio Agapito Lires Rial
Independent Member  Pedro de Camargo Neto
Independent Member Augusto Marques da Cruz Filho
Independent Member  Flavia Maria Bittencourt
   
FISCAL COUNCIL  
   
Member Marco Antônio Peixoto Simões Velozo
Member Ricardo Florence dos Santos
Member Alexandre Eduardo De Melo
   
AUDIT AND INTEGRITY COMMITTEE  
   
Comittee Coordinator Augusto Marques da Cruz Filho
Member Eduardo Augusto Rocha Pocetti
External Member Esmir Oliveira
   
   
BOARD OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS  
   
Global Chief Executive Officer  Miguel de Souza Gularte
Financial and Investor Relations Vice-President Fábio Luis Mendes Mariano
People, Sustainability and Digital Vice-Presiden Alessandro Rosa Bonorino
Vice President of Industrial Operations and Logistics Artemio Listoni
Agribusiness and Product Quality Vice-President Fabio Duarte Stumpf
International Markets and Planning Vice-President Leonardo Campo Dallorto
Brazil Commercial Vice-President Manoel Reinaldo Manzano Martins Junior
Marketing and New Businesses Vice-President Marcel Sacco
   
   
   
Marcos Roberto Badollato  
Accounting Director - CRC 1SP219369/O-4  

 

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Breakdown of capital stock by nature

The shareholding position of the shareholders holding more than 5% of the voting stock, management and members of the Board of Directors is presented below:

    03.31.24   12.31.23
Shareholders   Quantity   %   Quantity   %
Major shareholders                
Marfrig Global Foods S.A.             842,547,574   50.08            842,165,702   50.06
Salic             180,000,000   10.70            180,000,000   10.70
Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda.             107,982,757   6.42            107,982,757   6.42
Caixa de Previd. dos Func. do Banco do Brasil             103,328,121   6.14            103,328,121   6.14
Management                
Board of Directors                   518,900   0.03                   518,900   0.03
Executives                   576,235   0.03                   626,458   0.04
Fiscal Council                     31,400   0.00                    32,700   0.00
Treasury shares               14,036,779   0.83                3,817,179   0.23
Other             433,451,480   25.77            444,001,429   26.38
           1,682,473,246   100.00         1,682,473,246   100.00

 

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT ON INDIVIDUAL AND CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION

To the Board of directors and shareholders of

BRF S.A.

Itajaí – SC

Introduction

We have reviewed the accompanying individual and consolidated interim financial information of BRF S.A. (the Company), comprised in the Quarterly Information Form for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, comprising the balance sheet as of March 31, 2024 and the respective statements of income, of comprehensive income, of changes in shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for the period of three months then ended, including the explanatory notes.

Management is responsible for the preparation of the individual and consolidated interim financial information in accordance with NBC TG 21 – Interim Financial Reporting and with the international standard IAS 34 – Interim Financial Reporting, as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (Iasb), such as for the presentation of these information in accordance with the standards issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission, applicable to the preparation of interim financial information. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim financial information based on our review.

Review scope

We conducted our review in accordance with the Brazilian and International standards on reviews of interim information (NBC TR 2410 – Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity and ISRE 2410 – Review of Interim Financial Information Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity, respectively). The review of interim information consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for the financial and accounting matters and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards on auditing and, consequently, does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Conclusion on the individual and consolidated interim financial information

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the individual and consolidated interim financial information included in the quarterly information form referred to above has not been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with NBC TG 21 and IAS 34 applicable to the preparation of interim financial information and presented in accordance with the standards issued by the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other matters

Statements of value added

The quarterly information referred to above includes the individual and consolidated statements of value added for the period of three months ended March 31, 2024, prepared under the responsibility of the Company's management and presented as supplementary information for the purposes of IAS 34. These statements were submitted to the same review procedures in conjunction with the review of the Company's interim financial information to conclude they are reconciliated to the interim financial information and to the accounting records, as applicable, and whether the structure and content are in accordance with the criteria established in the NBC TG 09 - Statement of Value Added. Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying statements of value added were not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance to the criteria defined in that standard and consistently in relation to the individual and consolidated interim financial information taken as a whole.São Paulo, May 06, 2024

São Paulo, May 06, 2024

Grant Thornton Auditores Independentes Ltda.

CRC 2SP-025.583/O-1

 

Octavio Zampirollo Neto

Accountant CRC 1SP-289.095/O-3

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Opinion of the Audit and Integrity Commitee

The Audit and Integrity Committee of BRF S.A., in fulfilling its statutory and legal duties, examined the interim financial information (Parent Company and Consolidated) for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024, the Management Report and the review report issued without modification by Grant Thornton Auditores Independentes Ltda.

There were no situations of significant divergence between the Company's Management, the independent auditors and the Audit Committee in relation to the Company's interim financial information.

Based on the documents reviewed and the explanations provided, the members of the Audit and Integrity Committee, undersigned, issued the opinion that the interim financial information are in a position to be approved.

 

São Paulo, May 06, 2024.

Augusto Marques da Cruz Filho

Coordinator

 

Eduardo Augusto Rocha Pocetti

Member

 

Esmir de Oliveira

External Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Statement of Executive Board on the Consolidated Interim Financial Information and Independent Auditor’s Report

In compliance with the dispositions of sections V and VI of the article 25 of the CVM Instruction Nº 480/09, the executive board of BRF S.A. states that:

(i)     reviewed, discussed and agreed with the Company’s interim financial information for the fiscal for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024, and

(ii)   reviewed, discussed and agreed with the opnions expressed in the audit report issued by Grant Thornton Auditores Independentes Ltda. for the three-month period ended on March 31, 2024.

 

São Paulo, May 06, 2024.

 

Miguel de Souza Gularte

Global Chief Executive Officer

Fábio Luis Mendes Mariano

Financial and Investor Relations Vice-President

Alessandro Rosa Bonorino

People, Sustainability and Digital Vice-President

Artemio Listoni

Vice President of Industrial Operations and Logistics

Fabio Duarte Stumpf

Agribusiness and Product Quality Vice-President

Leonardo Campo Dallorto

International Markets and Planning Vice-President

Manoel Reinaldo Manzano Martins Junior

Brazil Commercial Vice-President

Marcel Sacco

Marketing and New Businesses Vice-President

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