v3.26.1
Employee benefits (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Employee Benefits  
Schedule of employee related benefits
         
    Current liabilities Non-current liabilities
December 31, Notes 2025 2024 2025 2024
Payroll, related charges and other remunerations 32(a) 1,014 934
Charges related to share-based payments 32(b) 51 16
Employee post retirement obligation 32(c) 68 62 1,214 1,118
    1,133 1,012 1,214 1,118
Schedule of fair value of the matching program
     
  2025 Program 2024 Program 2023 Program
Granted shares 2,453,783 2,244,659 1,330,503
Share price 10.13 12.02 15.94
Schedule of assumptions used for the monte carlo simulations
     
  2025 Program 2024 Program 2023 Program
Granted shares 1,973,979 1,873,175 1,177,755
Date shares were granted May 6, 2025 April 29, 2024 January 2, 2023
Share price 9.31 12.49 16.60
Expected volatility 33.82% 35.60% 48.33%
Expected term (in years) 3 3 3
Expected shareholder return indicator 87.67% 66.95% 72.42%
Expected performance factor 111.14% 112.13% 83.21%
Schedule of present value obligation
 
Benefit obligation as of December 31, 2023 6,785
Service costs 38
Past service costs (1)
Interest costs 391
Benefits paid (612)
Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions (306)
Administrative cost and taxes 5
Translation adjustment (1,031)
Benefit obligation as of December 31, 2024 5,269
Service costs 36
Interest costs 442
Benefits paid (614)
Effect of changes in the actuarial assumptions 35
Administrative cost and taxes 8
Translation adjustment 462
Benefit obligation as of December 31, 2025 5,638
Schedule of evolution of assets fair value
 
Fair value of plan assets as of December 31, 2023 6,472
Interest income 387
Employer contributions 95
Benefits paid (612)
Return on plan assets (excluding interest income) (225)
Translation adjustment (1,058)
Fair value of plan assets as of December 31, 2024 5,059
Interest income 460
Employer contributions 79
Benefits paid (614)
Return on plan assets (excluding interest income) (4)
Translation adjustment 491
Fair value of plan assets as of December 31, 2025 5,471
Schedule of reconciliation of assets and liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position
   
December 31, 2025 2024
Movements of assets ceiling    
Balance at beginning of the year 860 1,071
Interest income 107 69
Changes on asset ceiling (64) (76)
Translation adjustment 94 (204)
Balance at end of the year 997 860
     
Amount recognized in the statement of financial position    
Present value of actuarial liabilities (5,638) (5,269)
Fair value of assets 5,471 5,059
Effect of the asset ceiling (997) (860)
Liabilities, net (1,164) (1,070)
     
Current assets 30
Non-current assets 88 110
Assets 118 110
Current liabilities (68) (62)
Non-current liabilities (1,214) (1,118)
Liabilities (1,282) (1,180)
Schedule of costs recognized in the income statement
     
Year ended December 31, 2025 2024 2023
Service cost 36 38 39
Interest expense 442 391 493
Interest income (460) (387) (514)
Interest expense on effect of (asset ceiling) / onerous liability 107 69 104
Others 5 11
Total of cost, net 125 116 133
Schedule of costs recognized in the statement of comprehensive income
     
Year ended December 31, 2025 2024 2023
Balance at beginning of the year (30) (200) (107)
Effect of changes actuarial assumptions (35) 306 (642)
Return on plan assets (excluding interest income) (4) (225) 330
Change of asset ceiling 64 76 220
Others (5) (7) (12)
Total 20 150 (104)
Deferred income tax (2) (48) 36
Other comprehensive income 18 102 (68)
Translation adjustments (16) 68 (25)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (28) (30) (200)
Schedule of assumptions were adopted
       
  Brazil Foreign
December 31, 2025 2024 2025 2024
Discount rate to determine benefit obligation 10.27% - 11.70% 11.07% - 12.12% 4.85% - 4.90% 4.66% - 4.72%
Nominal average rate to determine expense / income 10.38% - 11.70% 11.07% - 12.12% 4.66% - 4.72% 4.61%
Nominal average rate of salary increase 2.90% - 5.57% 3.50% - 5.57% 3.00% 3.10%
Nominal average rate of benefit increase 3.41% - 4.00% 3.50% - 4.25% 3.00% 3.00%
Immediate health care cost trend rate 5.99% 6.61% 4.50% 4.50%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate 5.99% 6.61% 4.50% 4.39%
Nominal average rate of price inflation 2.90% - 4.00% 3.50% - 4.25% 2.06% 2.08%

 

For the sensitivity analysis, the Company applies the effect of 1.0% in nominal discount rate to the present value of the Company´s actuarial liability. The effects of this analysis on the Company´s actuarial liability and assumptions adopted are as follows:

  Brazil Foreign
December 31, 2025 2025
Nominal discount rate - 1% increase    
Actuarial liability adjusted for sensitivity test 2,765 2,474
Assumptions made 11.98% 5.87%
     
Nominal discount rate - 1% reduction    
Actuarial liability adjusted for sensitivity test 3,064 3,108
Assumptions made 9.81% 3.87%
Schedule of assets by category
               
December 31, 2025 2024
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Cash and cash equivalents 65 65 36 36
Equity securities 158 158
Debt securities - Corporate 33 33 310 310
Debt securities - Government 2,680 395 471 3,546 2,541 495 3,036
Investments funds - Fixed Income 1,554 1,554 1,166 1,166
Investments funds - Equity 260 260 376 1 377
International investments 73 72 145 55 117 172
Structured investments - Private Equity funds 186 186 46 43 89
Structured investments - Real estate funds 154 78 232
Real estate 184 184 255 255
Loans to participants 181 181 143 143
Other 1,052 1,052 1,040 1,040
Total 4,567 647 2,224 7,438 4,296 888 1,598 6,782
Funds not related to risk plans (i)       (1,967)       (1,723)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year       5,471       5,059

 

(i) Financial investments not related to coverage of plans. Funds are related to the Company´s unconsolidated entities and former employees.

Schedule of measurement of overfunded plan assets at fair value with no observable market variables
               
  Private equity funds International investments Structured investments - Real estate funds Real estate Loans to participants Debt securities - Government Others Total
Balance as of December 31, 2023 255 321 163 131 870
Transfer (183) 183
Return on plan assets (12) (52) 1 23 (4) (44)
Assets purchases 3 62 65
Assets sold during the year (4) (13) (67) (84)
Translation adjustment (13) (14) (57) (38) (11) (133)
Transfer between fair value levels 924 924
Balance as of December 31, 2024 43 117 255 143 1,040 1,598
Transfer (46) 75 (75) 46
Return on plan assets 12 3 3 24 12 54
Assets purchases 150 1 38 239 425 853
Assets sold during the year (25) (59) (242) (326)
Translation adjustment 6 22 17 45
Balance as of December 31, 2025 186 72 78 184 181 471 1,052 2,224
Schedule of expected benefit payments
 
  Consolidated
2026 351
2027 354
2028 356
2029 366
2030 367
2031 and thereafter 1,771