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Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Samarco |
Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures |
Summarized financial information of Samarco |
|  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Current assets |  | 87 |  | 34
Non-current assets |  | 4,582 |  | 3,940
Total assets |  | 4,669 |  | 3,974
Current liabilities |  | 8,370 |  | 6,990
Non-current liabilities |  | 6,385 |  | 5,527
Total liabilities |  | 14,755 |  | 12,517
Negative reserves |  | (10,086) |  | (8,543)
Loss for the year ended |  | (1,160) |  | (4,125)
Dam failure of Samarco |
Liabilities related to associates and joint ventures |
Schedule of movements of provision related to the Fundo dam rupture and to the de-characterization of Germano dam |
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Balance at January 1, |  | 1,700 |  | 1,121
Provision |  | 1,095 |  | 758
Disbursements |  | (394) |  | (315)
Present value valuation |  | 64 |  | 200
Translation adjustment |  | (391) |  | (64)
Balance at December 31, |  | 2,074 |  | 1,700
|  | December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
Current liabilities |  | 876 |  | 516
Non-current liabilities |  | 1,198 |  | 1,184
Liabilities |  | 2,074 |  | 1,700

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