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Accounts receivable (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Accounts Receivable  
Schedule of accounts receivable
     
  Notes June 30, 2026 December 31, 2025
Receivables from contracts with customers      
Third parties      
Iron Ore Solutions   1,354 1,276
Vale Base Metals   1,167 944
Other   12 16
Related parties 29(b) 136 115
Accounts receivable   2,669 2,351
Expected credit loss   (55) (54)
Accounts receivable, net   2,614 2,297
Schedule of sensitivity of the company's risk on final settlement
       
  June 30, 2026
  Thousand metric tons Provisional price (US$/ton) Variation Effect on revenue  (US$ million)
Iron ore 20,630 99 +-10% +- 204
Copper 86 13,301 +-10% +- 115