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Brumadinho dam failure (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Brumadinho Dam Failure |
Summary of changes in provisions to meet its assumed obligations, including de-characterization of the dams |
Summary of changes in provisions to meet its assumed obligations, including de-characterization of the dams |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | December 31, 2021 |  | Operating expense |  | Monetary and present value adjustments |  | Disbursements |  | Translation adjustment |  | December 31, 2022
Global Settlement for Brumadinho |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payment obligations |  | 1,427 |  | - |  | 113 |  | (795) |  | 137 |  | 882
Provision for socio-economic reparation and others |  | 852 |  | - |  | 3 |  | (72) |  | 84 |  | 867
Provision for social and environmental reparation |  | 705 |  | - |  | 59 |  | (37) |  | 50 |  | 777
|  | 2,984 |  | - |  | 175 |  | (904) |  | 271 |  | 2,526
Commitments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tailings containment and geotechnical safety |  | 318 |  | 303 |  | (1) |  | (80) |  | 19 |  | 559
Individual indemnification |  | 115 |  | - |  | (4) |  | (74) |  | 8 |  | 45
Other commitments |  | 120 |  | 97 |  | (5) |  | (35) |  | 5 |  | 182
|  | 553 |  | 400 |  | (10) |  | (189) |  | 32 |  | 786
Liability |  | 3,537 |  | 400 |  | 165 |  | (1,093) |  | 303 |  | 3,312
Current liability |  | 1,156 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 944
Non-current liability |  | 2,381 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,368
Liability |  | 3,537 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,312
Discount rate in nominal terms |  | 8.08% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.08%
(i) | The Company has incurred expenses, which have been recognized straight to the income statement, in relation to tailings management, humanitarian assistance, payroll, legal services, water supply, among others. In 2022, the Company incurred expenses in the amount of US$620 (2021: US$650).

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