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Other financial instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Other Financial Instruments  
Schedule of cash flow hedge accounting
     
  Reserve in OCI Reclassified from OCI to P&L Ineffectiveness in Other income and expenses
Cash flow hedge accounting      
Concentrate sales                        (6,481) -   -
Mismatches of quotational periods                           1,331  (2,005)                        201
Total cash flow hedge accounting    (5,150)   (2,005) 201
Schedule of derivative financial instruments
       
        2025
  Derivatives financial instruments Offtake agreement measured at FVTPL Energy forward contracts at FVTPL (i) Total
 Current assets   16,554   -   2,089   18,643
 Non-current assets   18,124   -   -   18,124
Total non-current assets   34,678   -   2,089   36,767
         
 Current liabilities   (11,646)   (20,587)   -   (32,233)
 Non-current liabilities   (20,691)   (43,322)   (7,647)   (71,660)
 Total non current liabilities   (32,337)   (63,909)   (7,647)   (103,893)
  Other financial instruments, net     2,341   (63,909)   (5,558)   (67,126)
         
        2024
  Derivatives financial instruments Offtake agreement measured at FVTPL Energy forward contracts at FVTPL Total
 Current assets   5,279   -   -   5,279
 Non-current assets   3   -   -   3
Total non-current assets   5,282   -   -   5,282
         
 Current liabilities   (3,600)   (2,352)   (2,571)   (8,523)
 Non-current liabilities   (198)   (17,314)   (11,099)   (28,611)
 Total non current liabilites   (3,798)   (19,666)   (13,670)   (37,134)
  Other financial instruments, net     1,484   (19,666)   (13,670)   (31,852)

(i) On December 31, 2025, due to the current scenario of high energy supply in Brazil, the Company has a projected energy surplus on forward contracts with some suppliers. Consequently, the Company recognized the fair value arising from the mark-to-market of current purchase until 2026, which resulted in an income in the amount of USD 9,608. This amount was accounted for as an income within “Other income and expenses, net” (Note 9) and will vary according to the market’s energy prices.

Schedule of fair value by strategy
               
        2025       2024
  Strategy     Per Unit     Notional       Fair value       Notional       Fair value  
 Concentrate Sales                
   Silver Zero Cost Collar  Oz   1,651,819     (6,478)    -    -
   Gold Zero Cost Collar  Oz   2,067     (3)    -    -
          (6,481)         -
 Mismatches of quotational periods                  
     Zinc forward    ton   239,304     1,053     232,717     1,449
          1,053         1,449
 Metal sales                   
     Zinc forward    ton   3,249     548     2,584     203
          548         203
 Interest rate risk                  
     IPCA vs. CDI    BRL   100,000     (421)     100,000     (168)
     CDI vs. USD (i)  BRL   650,000     7,642     -     -
          7,221         (168)
                 
          2,341         1,484

(i) On December 16, 2025, the Company implemented a new gold and silver revenue hedge program using Zero Cost Collar (“ZCC”) derivative instruments as part of its commodity risk management strategy. This was done to reduce the Peru operations' exposure to commodity price risk in 2026 and to protect its margins. The ZCC have monthly maturities until December 2026, in line with the forecast volume percentages provided by the commercial team. A ZCC involves simultaneously buying and selling options to limit exposure to adverse price movements of commodities while capping potential gains within a predefined range.

(ii) On March 28, 2025, NEXA executed a cross-currency swap with a notional amount of USD 112,652 (BRL 650,000 at the transaction date) to hedge the BRL exposure related to Nexa BR debentures issued on April 2, 2024, in the same BRL amount. The swap mirrors the interest and principal payment terms of the debentures, which mature on March 28, 2030, with semi-annual payments. Under the agreement, NEXA pays 6.209% on the USD notional receives CDI + 1.50% p.a. floating on the BRL notional. This instrument is recognized at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) under net financial results. Since inception, the Company has recorded increased impacts from changes in BRL exposure on related assets and liabilities, compared to December 2024, as presented in Table A above.

Schedule of changes in fair value
           
            2025
Strategy Cost of
sales
Net
revenues
Other
income and
expenses,
net - note 9
Net
financial
results - note 10
Other
comprehensive
income
Realized
(loss) gain
 Concentrate Sales   -   -   -   -   (6,481)   -
 Mismatches of quotational periods   (16,807)   6,471   201   -   1,331   8,584
 Non-standard price metal sales   -   1,445   -   -   -   (1,132)
 Interest rate risk – IPCA vs. CDI   -   -   -   (554)   -   343
 Interest rate risk – CDI vs. USD   -   -   -   13,360   -   (6,108)
2025   (16,807)   7,916   201   12,806   (5,150)   1,687

 

Strategy Cost of
sales
Net
revenues
Other
income and
expenses,
net - note 9
Net
financial
results - note 10
Other
comprehensive
income
Realized
(loss) gain
 Concentrate Sales   -   -   -   -   -   -
 Mismatches of quotational
 periods
  (33,063)   27,514   746   -   (872)   10,299
 Non-standard price metal sales   -   3,626   -   -   -   (4,449)
 Interest rate risk – IPCA vs. CDI   -   -   -   135   -   148
 Interest rate risk – CDI vs. EUR   -   -   -   1,236   -   (1,236)
2024   (33,063)   31,140   746   1,371   (872)   4,762
Schedule of energy forward contracts
             
          Notional   Notional
  2025   2024   2025   2024
Balance at the beginning of the year (13,670)   (16,064)   747,498   688,877
Changes in fair value 9,608   81   -    -
Foreign exchanges effects (1,496)   2,313   -    -
Energy forward contracts (Megawatts) -   -   (95,314)   58,621
Balance at the end of year (5,558)   (13,670)   652,184   747,498
Schedule of changes in fair value offtake agreement
             
          Notional (tons)   Notional (tons)
  2025   2024   2025   2024
 Balance at the beginning of the year   (19,666)     (19,565)     22,288     27,562
 Changes in fair value (i)   (49,254)     (3,347)     -     -
 Deliveries of copper concentrates (ii)   -     -     (3,626)     (5,274)
 Price cap realized (iii)   5,011     3,246     -     -
 Balance at the end of year   (63,909)     (19,666)     18,662     22,288

(i) Changes in fair value increased for future deliveries, due to a higher forward copper price in the long term.

(ii) Since June 2023, the Company is delivering copper concentrates under an offtake agreement with an offtaker signed in January 2022 (amended in July 2023) to sell 100% of the copper concentrate produced by Aripuanã for 5 years or until NEXA fulfills the delivery of the specified agreed volume. The Company estimates that the full committed copper volumes will be delivered until the end of 2028. The transaction price agreed with the offtaker is below current market prices due to a price cap established in this agreement.

(iii) During 2025, copper prices exceeded the price cap, leading to a reduction in the financial instrument liability associated with these sales transactions. Revenue was recognized based on the fair value of the instruments.