v3.25.2
Financial and capital risk management (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Notes and other explanatory information [abstract]  
Schedule of derivatives effects on statement of financial position
       
  June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
  Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Foreign exchange and interest rate risk 646 169 52 601
Commodities price risk 57 59 16 23
Embedded derivatives 1
Total 703 228 68 625
Schedule of net exposure
   
  June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
Foreign exchange and interest rate risk 477 (549)
Commodities price risk (2) (7)
Embedded derivatives (1)
Total 475 (557)
Schedule of effects of derivatives on income
       
  Gain (loss) recognized in the income statement
  Three-month period ended June 30, Six-month period ended June 30,
  2025 2024 2025 2024
Foreign exchange and interest rate risk 557 (455) 1,321 (469)
Commodities price risk (9) (18) (9) (1)
Embedded derivatives 2 1 1
Total 548 (471) 1,313 (469)
Schedule of effects of derivatives on cash flows
   
  Financial settlement inflows (outflows)
  Six-month period ended June 30,
  2025 2024
Foreign exchange and interest rate risk 297 115
Commodities price risk (14) 9
Total 283 124
Schedule of foreign exchange and interest rates volatility
             
  Notional Fair value Fair value by year
Flow June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 2025 2026 2027+
Foreign Exchange and Interest Rate Derivatives US$ 9,719 US$ 11,490 477 (549) 222 165 90
Schedule of sensitivity analysis financial instruments
     
Instrument's main risk events Fair value Scenario I  (∆ de 25%) Scenario II (∆ de 50%)
R$ depreciation 477 (1,125) (2,728)
US$ interest rate inside Brazil decrease 477 316 130
Brazilian interest rate increase 477 89 (227)
TJLP interest rate decrease 477 475 472
IPCA index decrease 477 236 26
SOFR interest rate decrease 477 442 405
US Treasury rate increase 477 478 478
Schedule of protection program for product price
             
  Notional Fair value Fair value by year
Flow June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 2025 2026 2027+
Brent crude oil (bbl)              
Options 18,954,750 24,050,625 6 11 (10) 16
               
Forward Freight Agreement (days)              
Freight forwards 4,380 3,240 (5) (11) (4) (1)
               
Fixed price nickel sales protection (ton)              
Nickel forwards 3,478 4,978 (3) (7) (3)
Schedule of derivative financial instruments
       
Instrument Instrument's main risk events Fair value Scenario I (∆ of 25%) Scenario II (∆ of 50%)
Brent crude oil (bbl) Decrease in fuel oil price 6 (139) (390)
Forward Freight Agreement (days) Decrease in freight price (5) (25) (45)
Hedge for fixed-price nickel sales (tons) Decrease in nickel price (3) (16) (29)
Schedule of embedded derivatives
             
  Notional Fair value Fair value by year
Flow June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 2025 2026 2027+
Embedded derivative (pellet price) in natural gas purchase (volume/month)              
Call options 746,667 746,667 (1)
Schedule of sensitivity analysis of other derivatives financial instruments
       
Instrument Instrument's main risk events Fair value

Scenario I

(∆ de 25%)

Scenario II

(∆ de 50%)

Embedded derivative (pellet price) in natural gas purchase agreement (volume/month)        
Embedded derivatives - Gas purchase Pellet price increase (1)
Schedule of effects of derivatives on other comprehensive income
       
  Gain (loss) recognized in the other comprehensive income
  Three-month period ended June 30, Six-month period ended June 30,
  2025 2024 2025 2024
Net investments hedge 115 (202) 286 (258)
Schedule of ratings published by Moody's regarding the main financial institutions
       
  June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024
  Cash and cash equivalents and investment Derivatives Cash and cash equivalents and investment Derivatives
Aa2 592 6 391 1
A1 1,944 155 1,874 28
A2 491 87 520 13
A3 994 50 709 2
Baa1 1
Baa2 6 4
Ba1 (i) 765 221 719 18
Ba2 (i) 904 184 788 6
  5,696 703 5,006 68

(i) A substantial part of the balances is held with financial institutions in Brazil which are deemed investment grade in local currency.