v3.26.1
Accounts receivable (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Notes and other explanatory information [abstract]  
Schedule of accounts receivable
     
December 31, Notes 2025 2024
Receivables from contracts with customers      
Third parties      
Iron Ore Solutions   1,276 1,540
Vale Base Metals   944 788
Other   16 19
Related parties 33(b) 115 63
Accounts receivable   2,351 2,410
Expected credit loss   (54) (52)
Accounts receivable, net   2,297 2,358
Schedule of sensitivity of the company's risk on final settlement
       
  December 31, 2025
  Thousand metric tons Provisional price (US$/ton) Variation Effect on revenue  (US$ million)
Iron ore 19,006 107 +-10% +- 203
Pellet 157 102 +-10% +- 2
Copper 61 11,044 +-10% +- 75