Proceedings against Mr Berlusconi, who is standing trial with 12 others - including his former British lawyer, David Mills - will reopen next Monday.
Prosecutors allege the defendants were involved in establishing a complex system to enable tax evasion.
The men, who face up to 12 years in jail if convicted, deny any wrongdoing.
Prosecutors say offshore companies set up in the early 1990s were used to buy American film rights which were sold at hugely inflated prices to Mr Berlusconi's television company, Mediaset.
It was an intricate system designed, they allege, to ensure the former prime minister avoided paying tax.
22 November 2006
Berlusconi+Hollywood ? Ca lave plus blanc
The trial of the former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi for fraud and money laundering has been adjourned shortly after it opened in Milan.
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