v3.25.1
Loans, financing and debentures
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [abstract]  
Disclosure of borrowings [text block]
18 LOANS, FINANCING AND DEBENTURES
18.1 Breakdown by type
CurrentNon-currentTotal
TypeCurrencyInterest rateAverage annual interest rate - %03/31/202512/31/202403/31/202512/31/202403/31/202512/31/2024
In foreign currency
BondsUSDFixed5.0 %368,085 3,229,641 45,691,405 49,166,804 46,059,490 52,396,445 
Panda BondsCNYFixed2.8 %9,581 948,655 958,236 
Export credits (“export prepayments”)USDSOFR/Fixed5.4 %2,153,304 6,236,806 16,983,690 16,283,736 19,136,994 22,520,542 
Assets financingUSDSOFR3.3 %6,479 137,300 713,766 298,252 720,245 435,552 
ECA - Export Credit AgencyUSDSOFR5.8 %108,292 7,297 269,563 769,702 377,855 776,999 
IFC - International Finance Corporation (1)
USDSOFR5.6 %(3,046)(12,051)5,398,827 5,858,208 5,395,781 5,846,157 
Others7,910 4,210 4,226 4,455 12,136 8,665 
2,650,605 9,607,427 70,010,132 73,397,488 72,660,737 83,004,915 
In local currency
BNDESBRLUMBNDES6.8 %417 157,555 157,972 
BNDESBRLTJLP8.7 %98,893 100,556 76,811 101,587 175,704 202,143 
BNDESBRLTLP14.5 %99,780 94,903 4,665,467 4,607,102 4,765,247 4,702,005 
BNDESBRLSELIC17.4 %251,304 243,223 663,562 704,825 914,866 948,048 
BNDESBRLTR2.2 %1,110 68,998 70,108 
Assets financingBRLCDI17.0 %18,514 18,427 52,307 56,956 70,821 75,383 
NCE (“Export credit notes”)BRLCDI17.6 %3,486 3,027 100,000 100,000 103,486 103,027 
NCR (“Rural producer certificates”)BRLCDI14.8 %39,854 312,652 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,039,854 2,312,652 
DebenturesBRLCDI/IPCA15.2 %264,647 120,931 9,819,129 9,738,616 10,083,776 9,859,547 
778,005 893,960 17,603,829 17,536,656 18,381,834 18,430,616 
3,428,610 10,501,387 87,613,961 90,934,144 91,042,571 101,435,531 
Interest on financing911,672 1,541,312 911,672 1,541,312 
Non-current funding2,516,938 8,960,075 87,613,961 90,934,144 90,130,899 99,894,219 
3,428,610 10,501,387 87,613,961 90,934,144 91,042,571 101,435,531 
(1) The balances shown as negative correspond to fundraising costs
18.2 Breakdown by maturity - non-current
202620272028202920302031 onwards Total
In foreign currency
Bonds2,968,093 4,011,716 2,852,225 10,018,435 5,660,739 20,180,197 45,691,405 
Panda Bonds (1)
948,655 948,655 
Export credits (“export prepayments”)1,224,473 3,594,061 3,583,133 4,807,933 3,062,507 711,583 16,983,690 
Assets financing83,169 111,553 68,475 6,366 269,563 
ECA - Export Credit Agency (1)
713,766 713,766 
IFC - International Finance Corporation (1)
290,300 1,477,021 2,400,463 1,231,043 5,398,827 
4,275,735 8,956,285 7,980,854 17,233,197 9,954,289 21,605,546 70,005,906 
In local currency
BNDES – TJLP65,250 3,651 3,651 3,651 608 76,811 
BNDES – TLP80,906 161,927 159,092 144,920 372,599 3,746,023 4,665,467 
BNDES – SELIC198,744 35,645 35,645 35,645 35,645 322,238 663,562 
BNDES – TR3,161 4,734 4,734 4,734 4,734 46,901 68,998 
BNDES - UMBNDES4,258 8,516 8,516 8,516 8,516 119,233 157,555 
Assets financing14,092 19,114 19,034 67   52,307 
NCE (“Export credit notes”) 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000  100,000 
NCR (“Rural producer certificates”)    2,000,000  2,000,000 
Debentures (1)
  749,193  540,490 8,529,446 9,819,129 
366,411 258,587 1,004,865 222,533 2,987,592 12,763,841 17,603,829 
4,642,146 9,214,872 8,985,719 17,455,730 12,941,881 34,369,387 87,609,735 
(1) The balances shown as negative correspond to fundraising costs, which are amortized on a straight-line basis.                                                
18.3 Roll-forward of loans, financing and debentures
03/31/202512/31/2024
Opening balance101,435,531 77,172,692 
Fundraising, net of issuance costs 7,055,244 15,692,905 
Interest accrued 1,412,878 5,413,707 
Monetary and exchange rate variation, net(5,702,984)17,728,324 
Settlement of principal (11,175,521)(9,410,807)
Settlement of interest (2,014,500)(5,241,389)
Amortization of fundraising costs 31,923 80,099 
Closing balance91,042,571 101,435,531 
18.4 Fundraising costs
The fundraising costs are amortized based on the terms of agreements and the effective interest rate.
Balance to be amortized
TypeCostAmortization03/31/202512/31/2024
Bonds434,970 286,460 148,510 168,450 
Export credits (“export prepayments”)273,989 181,400 92,589 63,080 
Debentures159,675 35,813 123,862 125,663 
BNDES 81,730 56,686 25,044 25,777 
IFC - International Finance Corporation81,956 12,533 69,423 78,719 
Others20,912 14,884 6,028 6,799 
1,053,232 587,776 465,456 468,488 
18.5 Guarantees
Some loan and financing agreements have guarantees clauses, in which the financed equipment or other property, plant and equipment is offered as collateral by the Company, as disclosed in Note 15.1.
The Company does not have contracts with restrictive financial clauses (financial covenants) which must be complied with.
18.6 Relevant transactions entered into during the period
18.6.1 Export Prepayment
On March 10, 2025, the Company raised, with several banks (a syndicated operation), an export prepayment ("PPE"), in the amount of US$1,200,000 (equivalent to R$6,951,600), at a floating rate based on the 3-month SOFR Term +1.45% p.a, maturing in March 2031.
18.6.2 Advance of exchange contract (“ACC”)
On January 22, 2025, the Company raised an Advance on Foreign Exchange Contract ("ACC") from Itaú Unibanco in the amount of US$10,000 (equivalent to R$59,175), indexed at a fixed rate of 6.43% p.a, maturing on January 19, 2026.
On March 5, 2025, the Company raised an ACC from Banco do Brasil in the amount of US$10,000 (equivalent to R$57,950), indexed at a fixed rate of 5.8% p.a, maturing on March 2, 2026.
18.7 Significant transactions settled during the period
On March 10, 2025, the Company made an early partial settlement of an export prepayment with various banks (syndicated operation), totaling US$1,486,064 (equivalent to R$8,608,769, including principal and interest). The residual amount of the operation maintained its original maturity in March 2027 with a floating rate of SOFR + 1.4% p.a.
On January 14, 2025, the Company settled, as due, a bond with a 4.00% p.a cost, a market-based operation, in the amount of US$346,445 (equivalent to R$2,101,917, including principal and interest).
On March 24, 2025, the Company settled a Rural Producer Note (CPR) with Banco Safra, in the amount of R$221,942 (including principal and interest). The maturity of the CPR was in March 2025, with an interest rate of 100.00% of the CDI p.a.