Income taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Income and Social Contribution (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2026	Sep. 30, 2025
Tax loss and negative social contribution base
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 684,003	$ 679,275
Income statement	44,819	74,199
Exchange variation	28,742	61,927
Other adjustments	(4,109)	(191,303)
Ending balance	753,455	624,098
Expected credit losses on trade accounts receivable
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	40,098	42,304
Income statement	(13,201)	(9,833)
Exchange variation	987	3,970
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	27,884	36,441
Provision for contingencies
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	81,251	94,487
Income statement	(10,121)	(6,265)
Exchange variation	4,293	11,143
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	75,423	99,365
Fair value adjustment
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(171,114)	(105,836)
Income statement	89,853	(14,833)
Exchange variation	(4,009)	(9,281)
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	(85,270)	(129,950)
Tax credits - Foreign subsidiaries
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	4,062	8,798
Income statement	150	(88)
Exchange variation	(31)	(79)
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	4,181	8,631
Share-based payment
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	0
Income statement	(329)
Exchange variation	329
Other adjustments	0
Ending balance	0
Provision for work accident insurance - Foreign subsidiaries
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	12,805	8,964
Income statement	5,203	(4,446)
Exchange variation	0	0
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	18,008	4,518
Pension plan - Foreign subsidiaries
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	2,451	3,209
Income statement	(493)	4,740
Exchange variation	(14)	(80)
Other adjustments	(152)	(3,224)
Ending balance	1,792	4,645
Trade accounts payable accrual
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	273,051	249,853
Income statement	14,869	37,794
Exchange variation	3,104	7,270
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	291,024	294,917
Interest portion to be deductible
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	320,200	279,572
Income statement	120,828	84,158
Exchange variation	0	1
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	441,028	363,731
Right of use assets
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	31,567	25,967
Income statement	6,581	1,036
Exchange variation	1,297	3,092
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	39,445	30,095
Goodwill amortization
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(847,103)	(727,377)
Income statement	2,080	(29,175)
Exchange variation	(47,206)	(103,271)
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	(892,229)	(859,823)
Business combinations
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(491,382)	(465,917)
Income statement	16,996	(15,989)
Exchange variation	(1,456)	(5,640)
Other adjustments	(549)	(912)
Ending balance	(476,391)	(488,458)
Inventory valuation
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(53,021)	(83,507)
Income statement	(73,568)	(13,298)
Exchange variation	4,207	9,897
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	(122,382)	(86,908)
Hedge operations
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	41,705	45,961
Income statement	(18,814)	(6,648)
Exchange variation	2,390	6,704
Other adjustments	547	19
Ending balance	25,828	46,036
Realization of other reserves
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(96,535)	(88,113)
Income statement	2,202	1,922
Exchange variation	(6,003)	(14,356)
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	(100,336)	(100,547)
Accelerated depreciation and amortization
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(528,502)	(479,922)
Income statement	(57,020)	(4,985)
Exchange variation	(4)	(2)
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	(585,526)	(484,909)
Cut off adjustments (sales)
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	16,891	15,274
Income statement	20,299	1,433
Exchange variation	1,135	2,644
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	38,325	19,351
Other temporary differences
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	57,287	52,895
Income statement	(19,790)	25,506
Exchange variation	6,235	(21,268)
Other adjustments	0	0
Ending balance	43,732	57,133
Deferred taxes, net
Deferred income tax [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(622,286)	(444,113)
Income statement	130,544	125,228
Exchange variation	(6,004)	(47,329)
Other adjustments	(4,263)	(195,420)
Ending balance	$ (502,009)	$ (561,634)