R$ thousand

Years ended December 31

2017

2016

2015

Salaries

(9,170,556)

(8,236,617)

(6,369,727)

Benefits

(5,385,133)

(3,625,796)

(2,994,155)

Social security charges

(3,505,290)

(2,862,067)

(2,402,112)

Employee profit sharing

(1,572,472)

(1,451,310)

(1,304,958)

Provision for labor claims

(927,136)

(663,124)

(853,660)

Training

(162,678)

(164,869)

(133,435)

Total (1)

(20,723,265)

(17,003,783)

(14,058,047)